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Patrick Deneen and Our Otherworldly Postliberal “Future”

Acton Unwind

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The Problem with Emphasizing Ideas over Historical Reality in Critiques of Liberalism

The emphasis on ideas above all else, without being grounded in reality, is the problem with liberalism's failure. Looking back at history with rose-colored glasses is not accurate. This is exemplified in arguments such as Michael Knowles' claim that life was better in the 1220s than it is now.

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