patrick deneen to my immediate left and then to my far left. dr. phillip munoz and june. of 2018, barack obama posted on his facebook page the ten books that he was reading at that time, and one of the books he mentioned, he set about the book in a time of growing inequality, accelerating change and increasing disillusionment with the liberal democratic order we've known for the past few centuries, i found this book thoroughly thought provoking. i don't agree with most of the authors conclusions, but the book offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the west feel issues that liberal democracy is ignore at their own peril. that book was this book why liberalism failed by patrick deneen. one of our guests tonight. one lesson from that, by the way, is if you want to sell books, have an ex-president tweet about it. so that unbelievable marketing strategy. in addition to being the author of why liberalism failed, dr. deneen is also the author of regime change. his most recent book, the odyssey of political theory democratic faith and conservin