In Yascha Mounk’s new book, he “traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and social justice that is rapidly transforming America — and explains why it will fail to accomplish its noble goals.”

This hour, Mounk joins us to talk about the future of democracy and The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time.

GUEST:
Yascha Mounk: Professor of the practice of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University; founder of Persuasion; host of The Good Fight; and the author, most recently, of The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

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In Yascha Mounk’s new book, he “traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and social justice that is rapidly transforming America — and explains why it will fail to accomplish its noble goals.”
This hour, Mounk joins us to talk about the future of democracy and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712961/the-identity-trap-by-yascha-mounk/" data-cms-ai="0">The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time</a>.
GUEST:
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<li>Yascha Mounk: Professor of the practice of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University; founder of <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/" data-cms-ai="0">Persuasion</a>; host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-fight/id1198765424" data-cms-ai="0">The Good Fight</a>; and the author, most recently, of The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time</li>
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