The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table Yascha Mounk - The Identity Trap - Woke Politics, Trump Supporters, and More
Oct 3, 2023
Yascha Mounk discusses his book 'The Identity Trap' and topics such as threats to democracy, elimination of racial preferences in university admissions, hypocrisy in politics, mistrust in institutions among Trump supporters, colorblind policies, complexities of immigration politics, and the two audiences for his book.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Pronunciation of the Guest's Name and His Expertise on the Crisis of Democracy and Populism
02:47 • 3min
Background, American History, and Jewish Heritage
06:03 • 2min
Threats to Democracy and Changing Attitudes
07:51 • 17min
Elimination of Racial Preferences in University Admissions
24:26 • 18min
Hypocrisy in Politics
42:04 • 18min
Mistrust in Institutions and Skepticism Towards News Media Among Trump Supporters
59:54 • 8min
Shifting Overton Window, Colorblind Policies, and Identity Attacks
01:07:53 • 2min
The Complexity of Immigration Politics
01:09:32 • 24min
Woke Ideology and the Two Audiences
01:33:39 • 16min