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In 1989, Francis Fukuyama published an article, “The End of History”, arguing that with the demise of the Soviet Union, the ideological struggle between West and East had ended and only one form—market capitalism—would prevail. The triumph of the West was greeted by liberals and conservatives with exuberant self-confidence. Globalization, neo-liberalism, and liberal democracy—following the American model—would triumph. This lecture dissects these claims, examines their strange hold over American politics, and offers an explanation for their (not surprising) emptiness.
George Ovitt has been teaching at Albuquerque Academy since 2000. Before that he taught at Sidwell Friends School and Drexel University. He is the author of eight books, the most recent a collection of short essays on literature and politics, Trotsky’s Sink, written with his colleague, Peter Nash.