Fukuyama isn't a very deep thinker. He tends to pursue what is familiar to him; favoring a highly academic, sterile view of history, economy, and politics. Everything he says is tinged with Western chauvinism and an inflexible imagination which makes for a boring, repetitive read. None of this is surprising, given his history in government and Ivy-league upbringing which probably lets him believe anything he says is good and should be published. He presents an interesting view of history, but spins one-hundred eighty degrees away from the point as soon as he approaches it. His griping over identity politics because proposed policies don't fit his narrow view of reality neglects the fact that incremental neoliberal reforms will not fix the problems society faces today. Capped with a flagrant inability to provide a value judgement about fascistic threats (white nationalism) and uncritical nationalist appeals will ensure this book gathers dust on many bookshelves besides my own.