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Oct 30, 2020 • 29min
Episode 3: Francis Fukuyama on the End of History and the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama, chairman of the board of American Purpose and the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, has published a new UK edition of his famous book, The End of History and the Last Man, accompanied with a new foreword.He joined host Richard Aldous to discuss how his seminal work has aged, the challenges liberalism is facing today from both the left and the right, and why now is the perfect time to start a new magazine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.persuasion.community/subscribe

Oct 23, 2020 • 28min
Episode 2: Lindsay M. Chervinsky on the Origins of the Presidential Cabinet
In her book The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (https://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Washington-Creation-American-Institution/dp/0674986482/), published this year by Harvard University Press, historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky explains why George Washington came to convene his cabinet, how he used it, and how later presidents adapted the institution.Chervinsky formerly worked as a historian at the White House Historical Association, and has been a scholar-in-residence at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College, a senior fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies, and a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.In this episode, she discusses her book with Bookstack host Richard Aldous. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.persuasion.community/subscribe

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Oct 16, 2020 • 34min
Charles A. Kupchan on 'Isolationism'
Charles A. Kupchan is a professor in the School of Foreign Service and the Government Department at Georgetown University. He joins Bookstack host Richard Aldous to discuss his book Isolationism: A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/isolationism-9780199393022?cc=us&lang=en), published by Oxford University Press in October 2020. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.persuasion.community/subscribe


