Yascha Mounk
The Good Fight
The Ugliest AmericanEuropeans secretly love Trump for confirming their own sense of superiority.
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Comey’s Firing Is the Moment of Truth for the GOPThey can finally find the courage of their convictions—or let Trump destroy the republic.
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No, There Is No Case for Le PenRoss Douthat misunderstands the threat the National Front candidate poses to France.
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How the West Can Defend Itself From Putin’s RussiaIt’s time to return to a Cold War mentality.
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The Coming Democratic Majority? Not So Fast.The right fears it. The left dreams of it. But both may be deceived in assuming demographics will change how America votes anytime soon.
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It’s Been a Long WeekThe three scariest moments from the Trump administration in its first days.
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Stop Underestimating Donald TrumpWe can only keep him in check if we recognize his ability to do great harm.
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A Dangerous Day for DemocracyAnkara, Berlin, and a world that seems to be spinning ever faster out of control.
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Why I Still Want to Be an American CitizenThe rise of Donald Trump is terrifying. But the U.S. remains the world’s best hope for realizing the ideal of a liberal, multiethnic democracy.
Cover Story
The Week Democracy DiedDark days this summer showed how government by the people—beset by illiberal populists on one side and undemocratic elites on the other—is poised for extinction.
The World
The War We Need to FightThe West must fight Islamophobia and Islamist terrorism with the same unwavering resolve.
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Trump Crosses a Red LineAfter Comey’s firing, it’s time for lawmakers to take a stand for the rule of law.
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It’s Far Too Early to Declare Victory Over PopulismFour reasons not to be cheered by Emmanuel Macron’s election to the French presidency.
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The Real Lessons of the French ElectionFar from a triumph for liberal democracy, the results show just how imperiled it continues to be.
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Enemy of the Status QuoSocial media isn’t bad or good—it favors outsiders, regardless of their aims.
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Democracy Is Holding Up, for NowDespite Trump’s blatant assaults on American ideals, our institutions and people are refusing to give in without a fight.
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America’s AbdicationDonald Trump’s ascent to power marks the first time in living memory that the liberal world order no longer has a powerful defender.
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How to Resist PropagandaA minor victory over RT and what it taught me about the challenge of defeating misinformation from the Kremlin and the White House.
Politics
What We Do NowHow to preserve the ideals of liberal democracy in the face of a Trump presidency.
Politics
We Have Entered a New Political EraOne in which popular support for the core institutions of liberal democracy can no longer be taken for granted.
The World
Europe’s Brutal TruthEuropeans are both too Islamophobic and too timid to face up to the roots of Islamic fundamentalism.