While the dividing line between liberalism and libertarianism is not always straightforward, libertarianism is a far more radical dogma whose limitations are becoming increasingly clear. The libertarian wing of the revolution overreached itself, and is now fighting rearguard actions on two fronts: foreign policy and biotechnology. [After the Gulf War,] libertarians saw no larger meaning in America's global role, no reason to promote democracy and freedom abroad. Sept. 11 ended this line of argument. The second area in which libertarians have overreached themselves is in biotechnology. ... there are reasons to be skeptical of arguments that say that genetic engineering is just another choice. ... Do we really know what it means to improve a child? We are at the beginning of a new phase of history where technology will give us power ... Few will find themselves indifferent to Fukuyama's latest op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal ... The Fall of the Libertarians | Francis Fukuyama in WSJ | 
