144 | LIVE SHOW! Post-Liberalism Is Bad Actually

In this live discussion we recorded at the Radical Philosophy Association's 2026 conference at Pomona College, we talk about the post-liberal trajectory in recent political theory with Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed as our focal point. Their description of how things feel bad might seem appealing at first blush, but their culturalist orientation and ahistorical diagnosis leaves open the door for very evil stuff like, you know, fascism—which is the whole point of their project, if you're paying attention. We prefer historical materialism! Thanks so much to the RPA and all involved organizers for making this happen! References:   Patrick Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018). Music: “Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com “My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN