The Good Fight

Danielle Allen on Why Technocratic Liberalism Failed

Janice Stein on When Being Rational Is Irrational

The Good Fight Club: Why Japan’s “Weirdo” Victory Matters, the Rise of Chinese Soft Power, and the End of Asian Stability

The global geopolitical landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation as the post-war, U.S.-led liberal order fractures, forcing nations like Japan and India to navigate a more turbulent, multipolar world. Japan’s recent electoral shift toward more assertive leadership reflects a desire to revise constitutional ...

Jacob Savage on the Costs of the Great Awokening

The conversation centers on the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, particularly on younger white men in artistic and academic fields. Jacob Savage argues that these initiatives have led to a material disadvantage for this demographic, evidenced by a significant drop in their representation in...

Daniel Diermeier on Why Universities Are Their Own Worst Enemies

C. Thi Nguyen on Why Measuring Everything Ruins Everything

The podcast explores the role and impact of metrics in modern life, questioning whether they truly measure progress or distort genuine goals. C. Thi Nguyen, a philosopher and author of "The Score," discusses the tension between the need for metrics and their tendency to oversimplify complex realities. He argues against...

Jung Chang on A Personal History of China

Ruud Koopmans on Immigration and Integration in Europe

Martin Wolf on Why Trump’s Economic Revolution Never Happened

Atul Gawande on Medicine and Mortality

Gašper Beguš on Why Language Doesn’t Make Humans Special

Damon Linker on Why Trump 2.0 Is More Destructive Than Anyone Expected

Ian Bassin on How to Save American Democracy from Trump

Rebecca Goldstein on Why Humans Need to Matter

Scott Anderson on Why Iran’s Real Revolution Might Be Coming

The Good Fight Club: Maduro’s Capture, Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision, and the Future of American Power

Ivan Krastev on 2026

Francis Fukuyama on 2025

In this episode of "The Good Fight," Yascha Mounk interviews Francis Fukuyama about the state of American democracy under a second Trump administration in 2025. They discuss Trump's authoritarian tendencies, corruption, and the surprising incompetence hindering his agenda. Fukuyama expresses concern over political corr...

Kelly Born on All the Ways AI Is Changing Politics

The Good Fight Club: Can Europe Control Its Fate?