Yascha Mounk

Author; Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University; Contributing editor, The Atlantic; Senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Founder of the magazine Persuasion; Host of the podcast “The Good Fight"

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Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, contributing editor at The Atlantic,  senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, founder of the magazine Persuasion, host of the podcast “The Good Fight,” and author of “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure.” He is the author of The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It.    

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The United Nations can’t stop Russia’s war on Ukraine. And author Yascha Mounk says more diversity is a threat to democracy, but he’s still hopeful.

UN won’t end Russia-Ukraine war, diversity can threaten democracy

The United Nations can’t stop Russia’s war on Ukraine. And author Yascha Mounk says more diversity is a threat to democracy, but he’s still hopeful.

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Some polls show that about half of all Americans plan to get a vaccine as soon as one is available.

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Conservative leader Boris Johnson won big in the Brexit election. Labor’s Jeremy Corbyn lost disastrously.

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Conservative leader Boris Johnson won big in the Brexit election. Labor’s Jeremy Corbyn lost disastrously.

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