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…
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…
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…
In the Shadow of the Blue Ridge
I'm lecturing at Virginia Tech on Friday. Come on by.
Duh
Time to sell the SUV. And buy a farm.
Prime Directive
Let the unwashed eat Doritos.
Brave ‘Net World
Is the internet an agent of freedom and liberation in the world?
Farewell to the Republic
Remembering Ike's "Farewell Address," fifty years later.
Two Columns Worth Reading
Two columns - by Brooks and Cohen - provoke reflection upon the nature of our civic crisis.
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.
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."
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."