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
Last Minute Gift Idea
A splendid gift idea, especially for yourself.
End of the Culture Wars?
Ross Douthat suggests that the culture wars have moved to a different battlefield. I dissent.
Dirty Hands
Jesse Straight reads Wendell Berry and Joel Saletin in college and now raises chickens. Listen to the story when an NPR reporter helps him at the slaughter.
NPR Does Something Right
Diane Rehm has selected Wendell Berry’s novel Hannah Coulter as the “Reader Review” book for November. FPR's own Jason Peters will appear as the off-color commentator.
Idiocracy
The future belongs to nincompoops, courtesy of Facebook, Twitter and the Interwebs.
In Defense of Culture
In which "culture" is distinguished from our contemporary "anti-culture."
Good Work
The election offers us false choices - again.
What Military-Industrial Complex?
A "senior stateman" avows ignorance of Leviathan.
Promoting Prodigality
News Flash: The Fed to reward spendthrifts and debtors!!
American Self-Loathing
Anti-Washington Animus as Self-loathing.
Profiting on Localism
Macy's goes local. Except for the profits.
Breaking News: People Still Live in Small Towns
... and like it!