The end of the "end of history"

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Francis Fukuyama's eons-ago exuberant/hysterical/Hegelian proclamation about the "end of history" (actually, not a very original proclamation, historically speaking) -- a celebration of the USSR's collapse and the victory of freedom-loving capitalism (I simplify) -- was a thesis criticized in now-deceased Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations published years ago.

Now (and doubtless before 2017, as meticulous researchers probably did not fail to note), the end of the end of history, rather than the end of history, has become the headline du jour... See, for example, a recent piece in the WSJ by a Bard professor.

Waiter, please order me a "end of history" -- no need to chill it.