|
|
Article: Francis Fukuyama: History in the Remaking
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 3, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
Francis Fukuyama knows how to toss out an idea that, like a baby
rattle, is big enough for small minds to hold onto. And in the past
three years, ever since he broke with his fellow neoconservatives and
opposed the war in Iraq, he has emerged as one of the most
devastating and prescient critics of the Bush administration. So the
stars were in alignment for a little drama last night when Fukuyama
delivered the National Endowment for Democracy's second annual
Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture at the Canadian Embassy.
Perhaps a few told-you-so's, a little salt in the wounds of his
fellow travelers who pushed the United States into a war that has
lost the support of the people?
But no. Fukuyama, ...