Francis Fukuyama vs. Bernard Henri-Lévy: Battling Over Las Vegas

The spring issue of The American Interest features a spirited debate between Bernard Henri-Lévy and Francis Fukuyama about many things, including the meaning of Las Vegas. Fukuyama takes issue with Lévy’s characterization of Sin City in his recent book “American Vertigo” as, well, sinful. “What you see when you stand in a buffet line in a Las Vegas casino is the real America: ordinary working- and middle-class Americans, with kids in tow, who want to be entertained,” writes Fukuyama.

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