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Summary
This document appears to be a page (labeled 33) from a transcript or publication featuring an interview between Matthew Shaffer and Fukuyama (presumably Francis Fukuyama). They discuss bioethics, genetic engineering, and the fragility of liberal democracy in the United States. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
People (2)
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| Matthew Shaffer | William F. Buckley Fellow / Interviewer |
Conducting an interview with Fukuyama; affiliated with the National Review Institute.
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| Fukuyama | Interviewee / Author |
Likely Francis Fukuyama (based on reference to his book 'Our Posthuman Future'); discussing his 'current book' and vi...
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| National Review Institute |
Employer/affiliate organization of Matthew Shaffer.
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| House Oversight |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031908' at the bottom.
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Mentioned by Fukuyama regarding long-term political problems.
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Relationships (1)
Transcript format shows Shaffer asking questions and Fukuyama responding.
Key Quotes (3)
"Don’t bioethics pose a challenge to the idea that the best society is the most successful society?"Source
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"It’s just that liberal democracy is not something you can take for granted, or that democracies will find a way to solve their problems."Source
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"I think we’ve got a number of long-term problems in the United States that don’t seem to be getting addressed with the current political system."Source
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SHAFFER: Don’t bioethics pose a challenge to the idea that the best society is the most successful society? You argue in Our Posthuman Future that a society that genetically engineered its children to be more intelligent might be more productive and successful but wouldn’t be moral.
FUKUYAMA: I’ve got a simpler concern in my current book. It’s just that liberal democracy is not something you can take for granted, or that democracies will find a way to solve their problems. I think we’ve got a number of long-term problems in the United States that don’t seem to be getting addressed with the current political system.
Matthew Shaffer is a William F. Buckley Fellow at the National Review Institute
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