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Yascha Mounk vs. transgender people

Yascha Mounk is a German-American political scientist and anti-transgender activist. A strong critic of “identity politics,” Mounk consistently uplifts conservative and anti-transgender voices, including Jesse Singal, Alex Byrne, Helen Joyce, Erica Anderson, Cathy Young, Lisa Selin Davis, Kat Rosenfield, Keira Bell, Helen Joyce, and Bridget Phetasy.

Background

Mounk was born on June 10, 1982 in Munich, Germany. Mounk attended Trinity College, Cambridge earning a bachelor’s degree in 2003 and a master’s degree in 2005. Mounk earned a doctorate from Harvard University in 2015.

Mounk is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University.

Anti-transgender activism

In the Substack Persuasion, Mounk consistently uplifts conservative and anti-transgender voices, including Erica Anderson, Cathy Young, Lisa Selin Davis, Kat Rosenfield, Keira Bell, Helen Joyce, and Alex Byrne.

Mounk’s “centrist” credit on trans issues is being critical of the 2017 US anti-transgender military ban enacted by Trump.

Selected writing by Mounk

Mounk, Yascha (May 11, 2024). Helen Joyce on Youth Gender Medicine. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/joyce

Mounk, Yascha (September 13, 2023). Vivek’s Ten “Truths”? Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/viveks-ten-truths

Mounk, Yascha (September 7, 2022). Drawing the Line on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/drawing-the-line-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Persuasion’s trans coverage

Hallam, Luke (October 30, 2024). Elon Musk Goes Full Conspiracist. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/elon-musk-goes-full-conspiracist

Young, Cathy (April 15, 2024). The Importance of Getting the Full Picture. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-importance-of-getting-the-full

Lutz, Amy S.F. Lutz (March 22, 2024). When Everything is Eugenics, Nothing Is. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/when-everything-is-eugenics-nothing

Mounk, Yascha (March 2, 2024). Alex Byrne on the Trouble with Gender. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/byrne

Fukuyama, Francis (February 5, 2024). Liberal Practice: Rules for Speech on Campus. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/liberal-rules-for-speech-on-campus

Davis, Lisa Selin (September 27, 2023). A New Cohort of Transgender Kids. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/a-new-cohort-of-transgender-kids

Anderson, Erica (March 27, 2023). Why We Need a Serious Debate About Healthcare For Transgender Youth. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/why-we-need-a-serious-debate-about?utm_source=publication-search

Moskowitz, Seth (March 20, 2023). The New York Times Is Finally Moving on From 2020. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-new-york-times-is-finally-moving

Rauch, Jonathan (April 1, 2022). Walking the Transgender Movement Away from the Extremists. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/walking-the-transgender-movement-away-from-the-extremists

Lutz, Matt (Junc 22, 2022). What Is A Woman? Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-is-a-woman

Jilani, Zaid (February 7, 2022). The Powerless are Hurt Most by “Cancel Culture.” Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-powerless-are-hurt-most-by-cancel

Bell, Kiera (Apr 07, 2021). Keira Bell: My Story. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/keira-bell-my-story

Rosenfield, Kat (Sep 10, 2020). How Do I Stop Being a TERF? Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/how-do-i-stop-being-a-terf

The Good Fight episodes

In the first 300 episodes, Mounk did not have a transgender guest, even a conservative one. Some of Mounk’s guests who have espoused anti-trans views or float in anti-trans circles include:

  • Ross Douthat
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Kmele Foster
  • David French (March 14, 2019)
  • David Frum August 14, 2019)
  • Francis Fukuyama (December 20, 2017)
  • Francis Fukuyama (May 10, 2017)
  • Francis Fukuyama (May 27, 2020)
  • Larry Summers
  • Ruy Teixeira (March 4, 2020)
  • Thomas Chatterton Williams (October 10, 2019)

Media

(Apr 30, 2022). Jonathan Haidt on Why Public Discourse Has Become So Stupid. Persuasion https://www.persuasion.community/p/jonathan-haidt-on-why-public-discourse

Bridget Phetasy (September 28, 2023). Democrats Need To Look In A Mirror – Yascha Mounk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Srm_rHGEE

Books

Resources

Yascha Mounk (yaschamounk.com)

Substack (substack.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (sais.jhu.edu)