The Good Fight
The Good Fight
Yascha Mounk
Frank Furedi on the Case for Populism
59 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Yascha Mounk and Frank Furedi delve into the case for populism—and clash over Viktor Orbán's Hungary.
Frank Furedi, author and social commentator, is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent. His latest book is In Defense of Populism.
In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Frank Furedi discuss whether populism is a legitimate force or a threat to democracy, the impact of political polarization on mainstream parties' claim to represent ordinary citizens—and to what extent Viktor Orbán undermined democracy in Hungary.
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