Yascha Mounk’s book “The people vs. democracy” is a forceful appeal to fight populism and defend the established principles of constitutional democracies. Mounk does a great job of elaborating the many ways in which democracy is currently at risk, but his use of the term “democracy” is superficial. If we reduce it to the rule of a temporary majority or – worse – maroritarianism in the sense of big population groups deserving privileges, we ultimately play into the hands of irresponsible populists.