Exploring the transformation of language from nuanced and implicit to explicit and coded, discussing implications on cultural understanding and communication in a globalized world.
Yascha Mounk and Olivier Roy discuss the rise of the French right.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Olivier Roy discuss how the new European far-right differs from the old; the French concept of laïcité, or secularism, and whether it goes too far in curtailing public religious practices; and whether a new appeal to universal values and compromise is possible in societies fragmented by identity politics.