The Identity Trap with Yascha Mounk

The Lincoln Project

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Politics

4.7 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Host Reed Galen is joined by writer and academic Yascha Mounk for a wide-ranging and nuanced discussion on American identity and how it informs our society, our political discourse, and ultimately our small-d democratic future. Plus, what to expect in the upcoming Polish election. For more on this topic be sure to pick up Yascha Mounk’s latest book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, check out his newsletter (Persuasion), his podcast (The Good Fight), and his writings for The Atlantic. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.4	Hey everyone, welcome to October.
0:32.4	Today's episode is going to be a little bit different.
0:34.4	We spend a lot of time talking about how there are threats to American democracy
0:39.4	on the far right.
0:41.4	But sometimes we forget that American ideology is a game of push and pull.
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0:50.4	on the battle that's going on for American hearts and minds.
0:53.4	I hope you listen to it with an open mind
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0:57.4	And now on with the show.
1:07.4	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
1:09.4	I'm your host, Ray Galen.
1:11.4	Today, I'm joined by Yasha Munk,
1:13.4	a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy
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