Are We the Self Making Selves?

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classical liberalism, the basic assumption is that the individual is sort of born into the world. And how can you self making self if you're already formed and shaped in a tradition before you even come kind of the of the age of cognizance? So think, for example, of the omish. Are the amis, able to choose freely whether or not they'll remain as an omish person when you're given s when y?"

Political Scientist and author Patrick Deneen of the University of Notre Dame talks about his book Why Liberalism Failed with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. By liberalism, Deneen means the modern enterprise--the push for self-actualization free of the constraints of tradition, family, and religion that typifies modern culture. He argues that both the left and the right have empowered the state and reduced liberty. He argues for a smaller, more local, more artisanal economy and a return to the virtues of self-control and self-mastery.