The End of History and the Last Man

For all of its faults and weaknesses, no serious competitor has emerged to capture people’s imagination or seriously challenge it.

“The End of History?” was an announcement of victory. But a quarter-century later, its author remains unsure if liberalism truly won.

Francis Fukuyama pines for that old-time liberalism.

What does it mean to live in a world in which history has rusted under the monstrous weight of the permanent now?

The political scientist argues that the desire of identity groups for recognition is a key threat to liberalism.