Yascha Mounk
Writer and academic on the crisis of democracy and the defence of liberal values; professor of the practice of international affairs at Johns Hopkins, founder of Persuasion and host of The Good Fight.
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The rise of a successful third-party bid is more likely than it was in the past.
The conventional wisdom no longer holds: The rise of a successful third-party bid is much more likely than it was in the past.
writing.yaschamounk.comSaid 7 Oct 2026This on korrents
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The humanities face a crisis because artificial intelligence can perform the tasks that define academic careers in those fields.
But once artificial intelligence is able to write these contributions in the stead of humans-not just in political theory but also in theology and art history and comparative literature-it is totally indefensible.
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The rise of a successful third-party bid is more likely than it was in the past.
The conventional wisdom no longer holds: The rise of a successful third-party bid is much more likely than it was in the past.
Third Parties Are On the Rise. America Could Be Next. Said 7 Oct 2026
A third-party breakthrough in the United States would likely involve a charismatic, wealthy individual running for president.
Instead, the most likely scenario for a third-party breakthrough would resemble some of the close misses of the past: A charismatic and (probably) rich individual would run for president without the backing of either the Democratic or the Republican Party, possibly succeeding in electing a number of senators or representatives on the candidate's coattails.
Third Parties Are On the Rise. America Could Be Next. Said 7 Oct 2026
A successful third-party candidate is likely to combine extreme cultural views with isolationist tendencies.
I fear that it is much more likely that a successful third-party candidate, whether on the left or the right, would combine extreme cultural views with deeply isolationist tendencies.
Third Parties Are On the Rise. America Could Be Next. Said 7 Oct 2026
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The humanities face a crisis because artificial intelligence can perform the tasks that define academic careers in those fields.
But once artificial intelligence is able to write these contributions in the stead of humans-not just in political theory but also in theology and art history and comparative literature-it is totally indefensible.
The Humanities Are About to Be Automated Said 16 Feb 2026
Large language models are capable of producing work that could be published in serious academic journals.
But on the whole, the outcome was depressingly good: I am confident that it could, with minor revisions, be published by a serious journal.
The Humanities Are About to Be Automated Said 16 Feb 2026
The postwar political order is breaking apart and a return to postwar calm is unlikely in the near future.
But the realization that an old political order is breaking apart, and that we are unlikely to return to the relative calm of the postwar years anytime soon, has slowly been dawning on political leaders desperate to keep living in the past.
Wake Up, Europe Said 30 Jan 2026
Germany can no longer rely on the United States in the same way it once did.
It is clear that Germany, in particular, can no longer rely on the United States the way it once did.
Wake Up, Europe Said 30 Jan 2026
The current European model has become increasingly ill-adapted to changing times and has run out of road.
But if Europe wants to play a leading role in the world-or simply to stand up for its own values on its own continent-it must recognize that this model has now run out of road.
Wake Up, Europe Said 30 Jan 2026
The tendency of both the left and the right to flip-flop on free speech depending on their perceived cultural power is the power theory of free speech.
I have come to think of the tendency of both left and right to flip-flop on free speech depending on whether or not they feel that they have the upper hand in the nation's culture war as the power theory of free speech.
The Power Theory of Free Speech Said 8 Oct 2025
The principles of free speech remain an indispensable basis for any free society.
But the principles of free speech nevertheless remain an indispensable basis for any free society.
The Power Theory of Free Speech Said 8 Oct 2025
A robust notion of free speech must include confidence that one will not lose their job or suffer social ostracism for offending others.
And it is precisely because there are many ways to chill speech that a robust notion of free speech must entail not only the knowledge that you won't be jailed for "offending" others but also the confidence that you won't lose your job or suffer social ostracism if you do so.
The Power Theory of Free Speech Said 8 Oct 2025
Allowing students to choose between a bundled service and a strictly academic option would make higher education more affordable.
If students could attend Harvard or Rice without having to purchase the world's most exclusive and extended all-in-vacation package, it would be much more affordable to attend these institutions.
Unbundle the University Said 4 Sept 2025
The rapid emergence of sophisticated artificial intelligence models has enormous implications for the future of the human race.
The rapid emergence of sophisticated models of artificial intelligence has enormous implications for the future of the human race.
The Peculiar Persistence of the AI Denialists Said 31 Jul 2025
The importance of artificial intelligence is currently being underhyped.
Intellectually, I have become deeply convinced that the importance of AI is, if anything, underhyped.
The Peculiar Persistence of the AI Denialists Said 31 Jul 2025
Machines capable of both high-level cognitive tasks and physical dexterity will be produced in large numbers in the relatively near future.
While it has turned out to be more difficult to build robots which can maneuver around the physical world with dexterity than to build chatbots that can perform high-level cognitive tasks, there will come a time in the relatively near future in which machines capable of doing both tasks simultaneously will be produced in large numbers.
The Peculiar Persistence of the AI Denialists Said 31 Jul 2025
Donald Trump's willingness to risk a global financial meltdown makes it more likely that he will carry out seemingly unimaginable actions in other areas.
His willingness to risk global financial meltdown also makes it more likely that he will do the seemingly unimaginable in other areas.
Take Trump Literally Said 10 Apr 2025
Trump has returned to the White House with a more loyal staff and a greater determination to implement his plans than during his first term.
The most important difference between 2016 and now is that Trump has come back to the White House with a much more loyal staff and a much greater determination to turn his plans into reality.
Take Trump Literally Said 10 Apr 2025
In his second term, Trump has become more willing and capable of breaking with precedent, including taking outlandish steps.
In his second term in office, Trump has grown much more willing and capable of breaking with precedent, even when that involves steps that would have seemed outlandish until recently.
Take Trump Literally Said 10 Apr 2025
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Site yaschamounk.com Personal site: the books, the podcast and where his writing appears.
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Podcast The Good Fight Hosts The Good Fight podcast.
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