Frank Fukuyama's guest appearances

Frank Fukuyama

World Class

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Dialogues with Richard Reeves

Nick Clegg

Hillary Clinton

Chris Mason

Larry Diamond

John Gray

David Brooks

Greg Miller

Jonathan Haidt

Jake Sullivan

Graham Allison

Jonathan Gottschall

Francis Fukuyama

Emily Oster

Martha Nussbaum

Evan Osnos

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Are liberal democracies in long-term decline? Why is the U.S. so intensely polarized and how can it recover from it? What is the serious problem with identity politics? Internationally acclaimed political scientist and author, Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama, has valuable answers.

Are liberal democracies in long-term decline? Why is the U.S. so intensely polarized and how can it recover from it? What is the serious problem with identity politics? Internationally acclaimed political scientist and author, Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama, has valuable answers.

These Times Demand a Clear-Eyed Look at Threats to America. Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama Provides It. (#133)

It's not news that liberalism is under pressure. And one of the most prominent liberals of our era is Francis Fukuyama. As he writes in his latest book, Liberalism and its Discontents, the virtues of liberalism need to be clearly articulated and celebrated once again." In this wide-ranging dialogue, Frank and I discuss how his thinking has evolved since his famous 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, including the central tension between the universalism of liberal morality and the fact of nation states, and between the pluralism of liberal politics and the central importance of thymos - respect, dignity, recognition. Along the way we talk about the perils of the university tenure system, the significance of the war in Ukraine, why Papua New Guinea is such a good place to study political order, the relationship between liberalism and laissez-faire capitalism (Spoiler: hugely overstated), and the content of a good life, or what it means, in Mill's word "to pursue our own good in our as seen through the eyes of a liberal. Francis Fukuyama Tweets from @FukuyamaFrancis Read: Liberalism and Its Discontents (2022) The End of History and the Last Man (1992) The Origins of Political Order (2011) Political Order and Political Decay (2015) See also my review of his latest book in the Literary Review here. Francis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, and a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. More Christianism by Leon Wiesetlier Check out my dialogue with Joseph Henrich whose work we discussed, on Spotify  here or Apple here.

It's not news that liberalism is under pressure. And one of the most prominent liberals of our era is Francis Fukuyama. As he writes in his latest book, Liberalism and its Discontents, the virtues of liberalism need to be clearly articulated and celebrated once again." In this wide-ranging dialogue, Frank and I discuss how his thinking has evolved since his famous 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, including the central tension between the universalism of liberal morality and the fact of nation states, and between the pluralism of liberal politics and the central importance of thymos - respect, dignity, recognition. Along the way we talk about the perils of the university tenure system, the significance of the war in Ukraine, why Papua New Guinea is such a good place to study political order, the relationship between liberalism and laissez-faire capitalism (Spoiler: hugely overstated), and the content of a good life, or what it means, in Mill's word "to pursue our own good in our as seen through the eyes of a liberal. Francis Fukuyama Tweets from <a href="https://twitter.com/FukuyamaFrancis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FukuyamaFrancis</a> Read: <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374606718/liberalismanditsdiscontents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberalism and Its Discontents</a> (2022) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/End-History-Last-Man/dp/0743284550" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The End of History and the Last Man</a> (1992) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Political-Order-Prehuman-Revolution/dp/0374533229" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Origins of Political Order </a>(2011) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalization/dp/1491584874" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Political Order and Political Decay</a> (2015) See also my review of his latest book in the Literary Review <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/free-uneasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Francis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, and a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. More <a href="https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/christianism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christianism</a> by Leon Wiesetlier Check out my dialogue with Joseph Henrich whose work we discussed, on Spotify  <a href="https://spoti.fi/3hfxQi6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or Apple <a href="https://apple.co/3qwsbs7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>

Frank Fukuyama on how to rescue liberalism

Didi Kuo

Anna Grzymala-Busse

Global Populisms

Global populism is on the rise. Once associated with Latin American and post-communist democracies, populist parties and politicians have now gained support and power in established democracies. In a new white paper, “Global Populisms and Their Challenges,” co-authors Anna Grzymala-Busse, Didi Kuo, Frank Fukuyama, and World Class host Michael McFaul explore the threats that populism poses to democracy and what can be done to alleviate those problems.  In this episode the trio define populism, and discuss how to spot a populist and whether the movement can be stopped.

Global populism is on the rise. Once associated with Latin American and post-communist democracies, populist parties and politicians have now gained support and power in established democracies. In a new white paper, “Global Populisms and Their Challenges,” co-authors Anna Grzymala-Busse, Didi Kuo, Frank Fukuyama, and World Class host Michael McFaul explore the threats that populism poses to democracy and what can be done to alleviate those problems. In this episode the trio define populism, and discuss how to spot a populist and whether the movement can be stopped.

Global Populisms and Their Threats to Democracy, with Anna Grzymala-Busse, Didi Kuo, and Frank Fukuyama