Life & LuxuryArts & CulturePopulismMore than 30 years after popularising the phrase ‘the end of history’, the political theorist and author is suspended between hope and resignation for the future of the West.“I just don’t see that there are a whole lot of new ideas out there”: Francis Fukuyama in his office at Stanford University, California. The New York TimesJennifer SzalaiSep 2, 2026 – 5.00amFrancis Fukuyama has published a shelf of books about politics and political theory, including lofty treatises on liberalism and a sober, two-volume study tracing the development of the modern state.Yet it sometimes seems he will be forever dogged by four little words.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Arts & CultureFetching latest articles