644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good?

Patrick Deneen, a political philosopher at Notre Dame, says yes. He was a Democrat for years, and has now come to be seen as an “ideological guru” of the Trump administration. But that only tells half the story ... SOURCES: Patrick Deneen, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. RESOURCES: "The Ideological Gurus Battling for the Soul of Trump World," by Joshua Chaffin and Zusha Elinson (Wall Street Journal, 2025). "Why the MAGA-DOGE coalition will hold," by Patrick Deneen (UnHerd, 2025). "‘I Don’t Want to Violently Overthrow the Government. I Want Something Far More Revolutionary,’" by Ian Ward (POLITICO, 2023). Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, by Patrick Deneen (2023). Why Liberalism Failed, by Patrick Deneen (2018). EXTRAS: "In Search of the Real Adam Smith," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.