Yascha Mounk

Reality check: why the Democrats lost

9 November 2024 9:00 am

For the past decade, Donald Trump has been the most famous and influential man on the planet. But he had…

Can America keep being the world’s policeman?

23 October 2024 4:00 pm

America is retreating from the world stage. The country’s senile president appears absent from the dramatic events unfolding in the…

How supporting Trump became cool

27 July 2024 9:00 am

For the past decade, the basic lines of conflict in American public life seemed clear. Donald Trump was pitted against…

After Biden: what the Democrats should do now

22 July 2024 6:28 am

President Joe Biden – who has announced that he will not run for re-election – has served the United States…

What the Trump assassination attempt reveals about America

16 July 2024 9:54 pm

It has now been about 48 hours since Thomas Matthew Crooks, a socially isolated 20-year-old, attempted to assassinate Donald Trump,…

The youth vote is turning right

29 June 2024 9:00 am

Young people are supposed to drink a ton, have a lot of sex, hang out with their friends at every…

Democrats have led America to the brink of the abyss

28 June 2024 10:37 pm

Before Thursday’s debate, the leading contender to win the upcoming presidential election was already Donald Trump, a man whose first…

How universities raised a generation of activists

11 May 2024 9:00 am

It was only a matter of time before America’s student protests spread to the UK. In Oxford, tents have been…

Why we should worry about progressive AI

28 February 2024 9:45 pm

Google recently launched its AI image generator, Gemini. Users could type in a description and then, in seconds, the algorithm…

The case for photo-bombing

16 December 2023 9:00 am

Identity Crisis: why doesn’t the West know who to back in the Israel-Hamas war?

28 October 2023 9:00 am

When two planes flew into the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, the world stood in solidarity with the…