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In this podcast, Francis Fukuyama addresses the relationship between his latest book "Identity" and his book "The End of History," where he points out the fact that he has been writing about identity consistently over the years, beginning with his 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man."

The idea that the big internet platforms are not media companies has never really been tenable, and the contradictions in their public protestations of neutrality have become ever more apparent over time.

"Public policy education needs to shift its focus from training policy analysts to training leaders who are capable of actually implementing good policies. In our experimentation both at my Center’s Leadership Academy for Development and in the new Stanford Masters in International Policy, case teaching has become an integral part of the approach." Read more here https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/08/06/teaching-public-policy/

The project of raising Tocqueville in the French debate is troubling to journalist Ben Judah in a slightly different way than to political scientist Francis Fukuyama. Listen to learn why Judah believes Tocqueville should be studied for his contributions to colonialism and why Fukuyama sees a more complex thinker.

Francis Fukuyama in conversation with Frederic Filloux (Monday Note)on the latest development regarding social network platforms and democracy

CDDRL senior fellow Larry Diamond talks with Kenyan lawyer and human rights activist Maina Kiai about the state of democracy in Kenya and how it can progress beyond its current flaws. In the talk, Kiai describes the endemic cultural factors that have led to bitterly divided Kenyan elections, as well as the institutional factors that have ossified the political climate and prevented further change.