Making Sense with Sam Harris · 2026-04-16 · 19 min · 3,307 words

#471 — The End of History, Revisited

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If you enjoyed what we're doing here and find it valuable, please consider subscribing today. I am here with Francis Fukiyama. Frank, thanks for joining me on the podcast. Well, thanks very much for having me. I think you and I have only met in person once.

I d I don't know if you recall this, but I think we met in um Mexico ages ago at the uh Ciudad de las ideas conference. Okay, sure, in Puebla. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was a a strangely well produced event.

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