says is a traditional left right spectrum of politics giving way to one defined by identity francis fukuyama thanks for joining me up front in your new book identity you argue that so-called identity politics is one of the chief threats to liberal democracies today how do you define identity politics and how is what you all saying any different to what conservatives have been complaining about for years well identity is based on this feeling that i have this inner self that's not being adequately recognized and what i want more than resources or it's actually recognition and respect and that's what drives groups to enter into politics because they feel as members of groups particularly they've been marginalized that they're not getting respect and they want. from the political system and liberal democracy is based on individuals not group memberships and you know these there's some very thoughtful parts of the book and then there's bits where you make some sweeping statement you say black clothes right is fighting for equality and basic rights are you still extremist group terrorist group wh

says is a traditional left right spectrum of politics giving way to one defined by identity francis fukuyama thanks for joining me on up front in your new book identity you argue that so-called identity politics is one of the chief threats to liberal democracies today how do you define identity politics and how is what you're all saying any different to what conservatives have been complaining about for years well identity is based on this feeling that i have this inner self that's not being adequately recognized and what i want more than resources are actually recognition and respect and that's what drives groups to enter into politics because they feel as members of groups particularly if they've been marginalized that they're not getting respect and they want. from the political system and liberal democracy is based on individuals not group memberships and you know these there's some very thoughtful parts of the book and then there's bits where you make some sweeping statement you say black clothes right is fighting for equality and basic rights are you still extremist group terrorist gro

says is a traditional left right spectrum of politics giving way to one defined by identity francis fukuyama thanks for joining me on up front in your new book identity you argue that so-called identity politics is one of the chief threats to liberal democracies today how do you define identity politics and how is what you all saying any different to what conservatives have been complaining about for years well identity is based on this feeling that i have this inner self that's not being adequately recognized and what i want more than resources or it's actually recognition and respect. what drives groups to enter into politics because they feel as members of groups particularly they've been marginalized that they're not getting respect and they want. from the political system and liberal democracy is based on individuals not group memberships and you know these there's some very thoughtful parts of the book and then there's bits where you make some sweeping statement you say black letter law is fighting for equality and basic rights are you still extremist group terrorist group whatever you

i married her son also on the show almost thirty years ago francis fukuyama said we'd arrive at the end of history he wasn't quite right about that and now he's back with a new thesis which says identity politics is undermining liberal democracy i'll ask him why but first the un has called the civil war in yemen the worst manmade humanitarian crisis of our time most place the blame for it on the saudi led coalition which has bombed and blockaded yemen for more than three years now but the who the rebels who seize control of part of the country in twenty fourteen and forced the president to flee have also been accused of violating international law so what's their responsibility for the crisis in yemen this week's headliner foreign minister of that government. sheriff thanks for joining me up front can i begin by asking you what is your official title. and for the minister of the national salvation government which is garnish in between b.c. general congress and satellite. and you accept though don't you that the rest of the world doesn't consider you to be the foreign minister they cons

it's a great privilege to introduce francis fukuyama and i'm just going to read his bio and then we'll get going. so francis fukuyama is olivier nomellini senior fellow at stanford universities freeman spogli institute for international studies and director of its in our democracy, development and the rule of law. he's taught at the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university and at the george mason university school of public policy. he was a researcher at the rand corporation and served as deputy director for the state department's of policy planning staff. he's the author of political order and political decay, "the origins of political order", the end of history and the last man, trust, america is at a crossroads, and now this book, while we're here today, "identity." so i want to start, frank, by sq but something we were talking about earlier, which is i was a little surprised that you took on this issue of identity and identity politics. you were telling me this is something that goes back to the essay and book you wrote many, many years ago that a think

the historian francis fukuyama who had coined the end of history in an essay the year before was much in demand and it was likely he would have been inspired by the fervor that might explain the passage, i often hear the question how can the united states of america help us today? my reply is as paradoxical as my life, you can help us if you help the soviet union on its irreversible and complicated road to democracy. history was not over. the road to democracy was not irreversible, not in moscow, not in america, not anywhere. after president and he is president still and just as he hijacked democracy in his own country he is determined to do so everywhere. denial of this reality will not make it any less real. this is something staring us in the face as we are gathered here today. as we in america in this moment of political dysfunction and upheaval contemplate the hard won conventions and norms of democracy, we must continually remind ourselves that none of this is permanent. it must be fought for continually. civilization and victories of freedom, history itself are not a matter of

i met the house and also on the show almost thirty years ago francis fukuyama said we'd arrive at the end of history he wasn't quite right about that and now he's back with a new thesis which says identity politics is undermining liberal democracy i'll ask him why but first the un has called the civil war in yemen the worst manmade humanitarian crisis of our time most place the blame for it on the saudi led coalition which has bombed and blockaded yemen for more than three years now but the who the rebels who seize control of part of the country in twenty fourteen and forced the president to flee have also been accused of violating international law so what's their responsibility for the crisis in yemen this week's headliner foreign minister of that government. sheriff thanks for joining me up front can i begin by asking you what is your official title. and the foreign minister of the national salvation government which is a garnish in between the p.c. general people congress and satellite. and you accept though don't you that the rest of the world doesn't consider you to be the forei

the historian francis fukuyama, who had coined the end of history in an essay a year before, was much in demand, and it was likely that havel would have been h inspired by the ferr which might explain this passage from his speech. he said i often hear the question how can the united states of america help us today? my reply is as paradoxical as my whole life has been, you can help us most of all if you help the soviet union on its irreversible and immensely complicated road to democracy. of course, history was not over. the road to democracy is not irreversible. not in moscow, not in america, not anywhere. after erecting a village for democracy for an agonizing decade or so, the russians thrust forward a strongman amid the chaos, a strongman who is determined to reassemble the pieces of a broken empire and in the process strangling russian democracy in its cradle. vladimir putin would go on to be president, and he is president still. and just as he hawaii jacked democracy -- hijacked democracy in his own country, he is determined to do is so everywhere. denial of this reality will not

francis fukuyama. france is a political scientist and economist and made senior fellow at stanford university's freeman institute for international studies as well as the director of its center democracy, development and the rule of law. he previously taught the pharmacy school at john hopkins as well as the george mason university school of public policy or served as a researcher at the red corporation as deputy director of the state department policy planning staff and in addition to his latest book which we've invited him to address tonight, he's the author of political order and political decay, the origins of political order. perhaps his most famous comedian of history and the last man trust in america at the crossroads. as a council member of the international forum for democratic studies, fellow of the world academy for the arts and sciences advisory council member of the democracy fund and alumni of harvard university where he received his phd. after doctors transfers customers run transfers cu

francis fukuyama. mr. obama: that came to bite us in the back. that was kind of a long lecture. i'm sorry. we are trying to have i not -- trying to have an after dinner conversation. i should have thrown a joke in there or something. [laughter] mr. meacham: mr. secretary, what do you want us most to remember about your public service legacy? mr. baker: you mean what are my -- what am i most proud of about my public service legacy? i suppose, jon, i am most proud of the fact that i had the privilege of serving two presidents of the united states as chief of staff. i had the privilege of being secretary of the treasury. i had the privilege of being secretary of state. i had the privilege of running five presidential campaigns for three republican presidents and spending 12 years in washington, and leaving washington unindicted. [laughter] [applause] mr. obama: that was something there. good job, sir. i give you credit. mr. meacham: i think susan gets the credit for that, sir. mr. president, what about you? mr. obama: he stole my answer! no i'm a, -- look -- mr. meacham: of your ei