Episode644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good?Freakonomics Radio · Aug 29, 2025 · 1 h 17 minPlay · 1:16:42SaveShareEpisode pagePatrick 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 ...RelatedEpisodes 7Videos 1Books 8Patrick Deneen on Why Liberalism FailedEconTalk • Jul 9, 2018 • 1 h 15 minHow to fix America’s spiritual crisisThe Gray Area with Sean Illing • Jun 29, 2026 • 48 min#462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGELex Fridman Podcast • Mar 26, 2025 • 3 h 19 minThe Metaculus Threat To Democracy IndexAstral Codex Ten Podcast • Jul 10, 2026 • 10 minCan college survive Trump?The Gray Area with Sean Illing • Jul 21, 2025 • 58 minAmerican democracy's structural flawThe Gray Area with Sean Illing • Apr 17, 2026 • 39 minSo, what exactly is the “New Right?”The Gray Area with Sean Illing • Aug 18, 2025 • 52 min