Francis Fukuyama Reflects on Intellectual Life in Memoir Talk

The Twilight of the Francis Fukuyama Era

The famous thinker’s new memoir reveals a fateful political and intellectual blind spot.

Francis Fukuyama reflects on intellectual life in memoir talk

Fukuyama's ideas from the early 1990s have faced misunderstanding or sharp questions for years, he acknowledged.

History Is Back. Fukuyama Is Neither Surprised nor Thrilled.

In his new autobiography, Francis Fukuyama boasts that for decades “students in introductory classes in international relations all over the world were required to read [Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations] alongside The End of History.” The flex is warranted; during my undergrad we were assigned both essays in one of my classes on international law. Many intellectuals dream about reaching this level of notoriety. But for Fukuyama, fa…

This Is Francis Fukuyama’s Last Book

The political scientist on how his most famous thesis was misunderstood, the joy of hobbies, and growing up in New York City.