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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