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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

Last Minute Gift Idea

A splendid gift idea, especially for yourself.
Patrick Deneen
December 21, 2010

End of the Culture Wars?

Ross Douthat suggests that the culture wars have moved to a different battlefield. I dissent.
Patrick Deneen
December 10, 2010

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.
Patrick Deneen
December 4, 2010

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.
Patrick Deneen
November 22, 2010

Idiocracy

The future belongs to nincompoops, courtesy of Facebook, Twitter and the Interwebs.
Patrick Deneen
November 22, 2010

In Defense of Culture

In which "culture" is distinguished from our contemporary "anti-culture."
Patrick Deneen
November 16, 2010

Good Work

The election offers us false choices - again.
Patrick Deneen
November 1, 2010

What Military-Industrial Complex?

A "senior stateman" avows ignorance of Leviathan.
Patrick Deneen
October 18, 2010

Promoting Prodigality

News Flash: The Fed to reward spendthrifts and debtors!!
Patrick Deneen
October 13, 2010

American Self-Loathing

Anti-Washington Animus as Self-loathing.
Patrick Deneen
October 12, 2010

Profiting on Localism

Macy's goes local. Except for the profits.
Patrick Deneen
October 6, 2010