Kyle Harrison
to-read
Why Liberalism Failed
- Author
- Patrick J. Deneen
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 256
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Deneen’s argument that liberalism did not fail by betraying its principles but by succeeding at them — the reference text for the post-liberal turn.
Where I saw it: @HSRdirector on X, December 25, 2025, posting the cover with a note of resignation: “never thought I’d get to this point, but nevertheless here I am.”
Connections
- Liberalism — the subject.
- Ideological Family Tree — the book most of the post-liberal argument traces back to.