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Patrick Deneen Offers a Powerful Critique of Liberalism

Democracy Paradox

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The Importance of Human Rights in Liberalism

The more successful a modern liberal society is, the more likely it's going to produce massive levels of economic inequality. So even the claim that we're wealthier is problematic because a liberal society isn't well equipped to talk about how this kind of economic disparity is actually bad politically. This is right there in book five, chapter five on property and John Locke's second treat as a government.

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