Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the founder of Persuasion.

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When to Reopen

Let’s stop pretending that pandemic rules that made sense in April 2020 still make sense a year later.
- Yascha Mounk
- April 9, 2021
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The System Held

Some believed the pandemic would expose the irrationality of the Western economic system. They were wrong.
- Yascha Mounk
- March 21, 2021
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Trump Is Gone, but Democracy Is in Trouble

A new report reveals that democratic governments are in retreat around the globe.
- Yascha Mounk
- March 3, 2021
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Don’t Impeach

Any attempt to usher Trump out of the White House before January 20 is likely to fail, or backfire.
- Yascha Mounk
- January 8, 2021
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The Problem With a 50–50 Senate

A double victory in Georgia could create serious difficulties for Democrats—and might even make it less likely for Biden to win reelection.
- Yascha Mounk
- January 6, 2021
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Why Trump Might Just Fade Away

Americans will soon grow tired of the president, despite his efforts to stay in the limelight.
- Yascha Mounk
- December 2, 2020
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Your Individually Rational Choice Is Collectively Disastrous

Stopping the virus from spreading requires us to override our basic intuitions.
- Yascha Mounk
- November 24, 2020
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America Won

Voters stopped an authoritarian populist from destroying the country’s democratic institutions.
- Yascha Mounk
- November 7, 2020
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Trump Is the Best Candidate for the Illiberal Left

If you hate wokeness, you should vote for Joe Biden.
- Yascha Mounk
- October 26, 2020
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International Patterns Show Why Trump Is So Hard to Beat

Populists in power tend to stay in power.
- Yascha Mounk
- October 1, 2020
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The Coming Crisis of Legitimacy

Whether Biden or Trump emerges as the winner, millions of Americans will likely believe that their candidate was robbed.
- Yascha Mounk
- September 14, 2020
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What Biden Understands That the Left Does Not

Far from being a source of weakness, the fact that Biden honed his political instincts decades ago is a source of electoral strength.
- Yascha Mounk
- September 4, 2020
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American Passports Are Useless Now

I can go just about anywhere with my German passport. But almost no one wants to let in Americans these days.
- Yascha Mounk
- August 14, 2020
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Cancel College

Reopening universities will accomplish little and endanger many.
- Yascha Mounk
- August 8, 2020
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When a Vaccine Arrives, People Will Ignore the Anti-Vaxxers

Even if some Americans opt out, the country will still reach herd immunity against COVID-19.
- Yascha Mounk
- July 31, 2020
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Stop Firing the Innocent

America needs a reckoning over racism. Punishing people who did not do anything wrong harms that important cause.
- Yascha Mounk
- June 27, 2020
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The Virus Will Win

Americans are pretending that the pandemic is over. It certainly is not.
- Yascha Mounk
- June 12, 2020
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Prepare for the Roaring Twenties

The human desire to socialize will survive the pandemic.
- Yascha Mounk
- May 21, 2020
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No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out

We need to start preparing for a darker reality.
- Yascha Mounk
- April 28, 2020
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Authoritarian Populists Have Six Classic Moves. Trump’s Response to COVID-19 Uses Five of Them.

While the president may not be using the coronavirus to consolidate power, Americans should still be worried about the threat he poses to democracy.
- Kristy Parker and Yascha Mounk
- April 2, 2020

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