Michael Walzer introduced us to what it means to be liberal. But I called this an arc, because I viewed it almost like a narrative. Every once in a while I like to do a few episodes in a row on the same theme. Two weeks ago I began what I call a three episode arc on liberalism. That this is something that allows pluralistic diverse societies to live in peace with one another. But as I said, probably the strongest argument in favor of liberalism is this pragmatic one. You know, if they don’t believe in a rule of law, they don’t believe in the fundamental legitimacy of their constitutional order, that’s a big problem. I think that there is a core set of shared values that liberals have to embrace. Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. He is the author of many books including The End of History and the Last Man, The Origins of Political Order, and most recently, Liberalism and its Discontents. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Director of Stanford’s Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy.
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