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Francis Fukuyama is arguably our era's most influential intellectual. The End of History got two big things right: the triumph of democratic capitalism, and the kinds of nihilistic politics we would find in a world without any great cause to struggle over.
All of our discourse about topics like democracy, populism, and modernity is filtered through the lens of Fukuyama's thought.
I just got to interview him about his new memoir. It spanned the range of Fukuyama's work, including
-What happened to public intellectuals?
-"Last man problems" like proceduralism
-What to make of the fact that Americans fight all the time online, even though violence, disorder, and resistance to the government remain low
-His brief flirtation with postmodern philosophy, and realizing it was nonsense
-Life extension, embryo selection, and genetic engineering
-Whether trust really explains different societal outcomes, particularly the success of China
-His "intellectual meetings of the mind" with Muammar al-Qaddafi
-What he thinks of the Bukele experiment
There is too much to list it all here. Just read the interview. richardhanania.com/p/cosplaying-a…
All of our discourse about topics like democracy, populism, and modernity is filtered through the lens of Fukuyama's thought.
I just got to interview him about his new memoir. It spanned the range of Fukuyama's work, including
-What happened to public intellectuals?
-"Last man problems" like proceduralism
-What to make of the fact that Americans fight all the time online, even though violence, disorder, and resistance to the government remain low
-His brief flirtation with postmodern philosophy, and realizing it was nonsense
-Life extension, embryo selection, and genetic engineering
-Whether trust really explains different societal outcomes, particularly the success of China
-His "intellectual meetings of the mind" with Muammar al-Qaddafi
-What he thinks of the Bukele experiment
There is too much to list it all here. Just read the interview. richardhanania.com/p/cosplaying-a…
www.richardhanania.com Cosplaying as the Last Man An interview with Francis Fukuyama 
