About Patrick J. Deneen
American political theorist (b. 1964), professor at the University of Notre Dame. A communitarian critic of both left and right liberalism, Deneen became a central figure in the post-liberal and 'common good' conservative movements; Why Liberalism Failed, praised even by some critics, is his most influential book.
Books by Patrick J. Deneen
Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future
Deneen's combative sequel to Why Liberalism Failed, moving from diagnosis to program. He calls not for revolution but for a 'regime change' that displaces the entrenched liberal elite with a new leadership oriented to t…
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The sharpest recent argument that liberalism failed not because it fell short of its ideals but because it achieved them. Deneen contends that liberalism's relentless expansion of individual choice corrodes the families…
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