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Patrick Deneen On Amy Coney Barrett
Will Justice Amy be the second coming of Clarence Thomas--only as a white female?
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Patrick Deneen On Russia, America, And The Danger Of Political Gnosticism
Those who are familiar with the orginal Meaning and History blog will know that I’m generally a supporter of Patrick Deneen’s critique of “Liberalism”—I…
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Patrick Deneen On The Future Of Conservatism
For those of you who enjoyed my selections (in five parts) from the the preface to Patrick Deneen's book, Why Liberalism Failed , I link below to a…
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Highly Recommended Read: Ressentiment As Religion
This is a blog by Rod Dreher today, and it fits in with the Patrick Deneen thoughts: Ressentiment As Religion .
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The Power Elite
The Power Elite is an article that Patrick Deneen wrote in June 2015--so, pre-Trump.
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The Wages Of Libertarianism: Huge Government
Harking back to our posts regarding Patrick Deneen 's critique of Classical Liberalism (Libertarianism), Nathanael Blake has an excellent article at The…
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Are Progressivess Today's Real 'Conservatives'?
In a new article--Why Conservatism is the Natural Home for Working-Class Americans --political philosopher Patrick Deneen proposes a sort of ideological…
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From “Home-Alone America” to “Primal Screams”
That's the title of an article by Mary Eberstadt this morning, touting her new book: Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics…
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On Free Speech Absolutism
I'd like to recommend to your attention an article by Josh Hammer that, in my view, addresses important issues regarding the common appeal by…
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The Dreamworld Of Procedural Neutrality
Earlier today in a response to a comment by Ray SoCa I wrote:
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Briefly Noted: We Are In The Fight Of Our Lives Over Epistemology
Today there are two important articles out that, while they may be different in tone, I think you'll recognize as closely connected and directly related…
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UPDATES: BREAKING: The US Constitution Is Meaningless
The dam has broken.
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