By my reading of political philosophy every regime in a sense ultimately comes to an end because its contradictions ultimately undermine whatever virtues it might have had. I don't have a crystal ball, but I think it's a very real possibility that we're in a hinge of history where the next thing is in the offing and my hope is that that next thing is going to be a better and more humane way of organizing our society because the prospects of a worse and less humane way is also ever real and ever worrying.

Patrick Deneen

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Patrick Deneen is a Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame University. He is the author of Why Liberalism Failedand the forthcoming Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:51
• Deneen's Critique of Liberalism - 2:57
• Human Rights - 14:06
• Democracy - 25:18
• Why Not Reform or Repair - 37:38

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Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen

Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future by Patrick Deneen

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