Boris Mezhuev: From what we know in Russia, in the US you are considered to be one of the leaders of an intellectual movement known as post-liberalism which stands distinct from mainstream conservatism. Would you agree with this and if yes, can you describe the key points of post-liberalism? Does it indeed base itself on rejecting the liberal legacy of John Locke and to a certain extent that of the Founding Fathers?
Patrick Deneen: I am often identified as one of a number of more conservative thinkers who support moving toward “post-liberalism.” These include a number of thinkers in the U.S., England, and Europe who have recently risen to prominence. My book Why Liberalism Failed, provided a relatively early diagnosis of the crisis of liberalism that is now evident to every observer of politics in the West …
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