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Patrick Deneen

Patrick Deneen

Patrick J. Deneen teaches political theory at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books, most recently Why Liberalism Failed.

Articles by Patrick Deneen

Return to Princeton

I'll be lecturing this Thursday, March 10, on the campus of Princeton University. My lecture title is entirely non-controversial: "The Conservative Case Against the Constitution." All are welcome, and I…
Patrick Deneen
March 7, 2011

Wendell Berry Receives Humanities Medal

On March 1, Wendell Berry was awarded one of the nation's Humanities Medals in a ceremony at the White House. This article relates his charming and ever-humble response to the…
Patrick Deneen
March 3, 2011

Civility and Democracy

Alexandria, VA In the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, a chorus of voices – mainly, if not exclusively on the political Left – arose in denunciation of…
Patrick Deneen
March 2, 2011

In the Shadow of the Blue Ridge

I'm lecturing at Virginia Tech on Friday. Come on by.
Patrick Deneen
February 14, 2011

Duh

Time to sell the SUV. And buy a farm.
Patrick Deneen
February 9, 2011

Prime Directive

Let the unwashed eat Doritos.
Patrick Deneen
February 9, 2011

Brave ‘Net World

Is the internet an agent of freedom and liberation in the world?
Patrick Deneen
February 9, 2011

Farewell to the Republic

Remembering Ike's "Farewell Address," fifty years later.
Patrick Deneen
January 17, 2011

Two Columns Worth Reading

Two columns - by Brooks and Cohen - provoke reflection upon the nature of our civic crisis.
Patrick Deneen
January 5, 2011

Art and Community

The recent controversy over the removal of a video from the Smithsonian offers a good occasion to reflect on the relationship between the artist and the polity.
Patrick Deneen
January 4, 2011

Like Ike?

TAC reconsiders Eisenhower's Farewell Address, delivered fifty years ago next month. Kauffman and yours truly participate in a fine symposium reflecting on the dangers of the "military-industrial complex."
Patrick Deneen
December 27, 2010

A Fertile Christmas Tradition

While Peters is peddling his technophiliac vision below, I commend this ancient Catalonian tradition for your creche (and your garden), "the Caganer."
Patrick Deneen
December 23, 2010