Francis Fukuyama: Demand for Dignity

From Amsterdam...this is the John Adams Podcast, a treasure trove of the best and the brightest of American thinking. This week’s guest is indeed one of the brightest: Francis Fukuyama, the writer, thinker and teacher. You may remember him from his book: "The End of History", where he proclaimed the triumph of liberal democracy as something of a societal finish line. Well, he does NOT think that anymore. What changed his mind? The election of Donald Trump, among othe...

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John Adams, the first American ambassador to the Netherlands, once said “Let us tenderly and kindly cherish...the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” The John Adams Institute has brought the best and the brightest of American thinking to Amsterdam for three decades. We have amassed a unique archive of great thinkers, speakers and writers, from Spike Lee to Francis Fukuyama to Al Gore. Now we’re sharing this treasure trove of thought and word with you. We believe John Adams would have wanted it that way. And so, from Amsterdam, this is: Bright Minds: the podcast from the John Adams Institute!