Latest articles by Yascha Mounk


Max Weber nailed the problem with Donald Trump a century ago — and explained why his ideological flexibility is the most dangerous thing about him.


The most dangerous thing about Donald Trump is not that he might get elected. It’s what he will do to the political process even if he doesn’t.


Do you think the candidate you like best in the primaries also has the best shot at winning in the general election? If so, you might be a victim of one of the most common psychological biases.


For decades, two big parties dominated Spanish politics. But in recent elections, complete political neophytes stormed the stage, dealing a blow to the two-party system. Could the same happen in the United States?


Seven charts that might make you fear for democracy’s future — in America, and around the world.


Stanley Hoffmann passed away this past Sunday. Political science has lost a model for what it means to be a scholar, an intellectual, and a mensch — and it will never be the same.
