Book · 2022 · Political Science
The Great Experiment
Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
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Uh and there's a wonderful book by yasha monk called the great experiment that talks about the difficulty of diversity in democracy.
Jonathan Haidt · Lex Fridman Podcast · Jun 2022 Listen at 41:09 The best things said about it
It's called the great experiment by yasha monk and it is out right now.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 2022 Why people recommend it
The Great Experiment by Yascha Mounk is a political science book that investigates the complex challenges and historical precedents of building stable, diverse democracies. The book was highlighted on two major podcasts in the spring of 2022, receiving recommendations from Jonathan Haidt on the Lex Fridman Podcast in June and Megyn Kelly on The Megyn Kelly Show in April. Haidt praised the work as a wonderful exploration of the inherent difficulties of maintaining cohesion in diverse democratic societies, integrating its themes into his broader warnings about social fragmentation. Megyn Kelly similarly promoted the book at the close of an interview, reminding her audience of its recent publication and relevance to contemporary political discourse. Both hosts used Mounk's insights to contextualize modern debates surrounding identity politics, social trust, and the resilience of democratic institutions. The book served as an authoritative reference for both commentators as they analyzed the global struggles of multi-ethnic nations striving for unity without sacrificing pluralism, making it a timely addition to discussions on the future of democratic governance, civic participation, and social harmony in an increasingly interconnected and polarized world.
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Jonathan Haidt uh and there's a wonderful book by yasha monk called the great experiment that talks about the difficulty o… 1
“uh and there's a wonderful book by yasha monk called the great experiment that talks about the difficulty of diversity in democracy”
Megyn Kelly it's called the great experiment by yasha monk and it is out right now 1
“it's called the great experiment by yasha monk and it is out right now”
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“my next guest just wrote a new book called the great experiment why diverse democracies fall apart and how they can endure yasha monk is the founder of persuasion magazine and a johns hopkins university professor who has done some fascinating writing on cancel culture and covid”
“the reason the core of my new book the great experiment which is uh uh the state of ethnically and religiously diverse democracies like the united states the state of integration”