<p>What was the worst political mistake in modern history? How do religious Republicans bring themselves to support Trump? Was it wrong to describe the fall of the Soviet Union as ‘The End of History’?</p><br><p>On today’s episode of Leading, Alastair and Rory sit down with political scientist and writer Francis Fukuyama to answer all these questions, discuss why he coined the phrase ‘The End of History’, and argue whether authoritarian regimes are ‘destined’ to fail.</p><br><p><strong>TRIP Plus:</strong></p><p>Become a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is Politics Plus</a>&nbsp;to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">therestispolitics.com</a>&nbsp;to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://apple.co/therestispolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/therestispolitics</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Instagram:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@restispolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Twitter:</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RestIsPolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Email:</strong></p><p>restispolitics@gmail.com</p><br><p>Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen</p><br><p>Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>What's it like to know how your obituary will read? What makes the democratic system the best for fighting against climate change? How does politics change a person, whether they like it or not? Alastair and Rory sit down with politician, academic, and writer Michael Ignatieff on today's episode of Leading to discuss all this and more.</p><br><p><strong>TRIP Plus:</strong></p><p>Become a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is Politics Plus</a>&nbsp;to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">therestispolitics.com</a>&nbsp;to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://apple.co/therestispolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/therestispolitics</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Instagram:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@restispolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Twitter:</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RestIsPolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Email:</strong></p><p>restispolitics@gmail.com</p><br><p>Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen</p><br><p>Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>