
The Treason of the Conservatives
Apr 13, 2022 Jan-Werner Mueller explains why fans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have little problem with autocracy and theft.
Jan-Werner Mueller, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, is a fellow at The New Institute, Hamburg and the author, most recently, of Democracy Rules (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021; Allen Lane, 2021).
Apr 13, 2022 Jan-Werner Mueller explains why fans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have little problem with autocracy and theft.
Feb 10, 2022 Jan-Werner Mueller refutes the argument that center-left parties must win back voters from the far right.
Jan 6, 2022 Jan-Werner Mueller sees in the insurrectionists’ mindset and behavior resentment over the loss of illegitimate privilege.
Nov 30, 2021 Jan-Werner Mueller explains the conditions under which principled centrism does and does not make sense.
Oct 19, 2021 Jan-Werner Mueller advises the media on how to avoid ushering in another Donald Trump presidency, clarifies the meaning of populism, and worries that we are underestimating authoritarian regimes.
Months of high inflation, both in the United States and globally, have fueled intense debates about both root causes and potential solutions. Here, Jason Furman of Harvard University and James K. Galbraith of the University of Texas, Austin, offer opposing perspectives on what has become the year’s biggest economic-policy challenge.