Thank you for this summary. One of my big questions about this Postmortem was whether it would include the "Postliberal Voices" like Patrick Deneen who are informing Vance's worldview. Since it seems they were not in the group, I wonder: how much and in what ways would you recommend engaging with the "postliberal" philosophical and political worldview?
I was surprised that didn’t come up more, given our location. And I’d anticipated some members of the audience speaking from that perspective but it wasn’t really the case. I think engaging—rigorously—is a good thing. But this wasn’t perhaps the best setting for that.
Goodness! Stephen's bald conclusion should leave us all reeling! Thanks for sharing.
Daunting conclusions
Congratulations, I look forward to the video.
As always, an interesting read.
Thank you for this summary. One of my big questions about this Postmortem was whether it would include the "Postliberal Voices" like Patrick Deneen who are informing Vance's worldview. Since it seems they were not in the group, I wonder: how much and in what ways would you recommend engaging with the "postliberal" philosophical and political worldview?
I was surprised that didn’t come up more, given our location. And I’d anticipated some members of the audience speaking from that perspective but it wasn’t really the case. I think engaging—rigorously—is a good thing. But this wasn’t perhaps the best setting for that.
I appreciate your being willing to occupy a critical, convening role in the election postmortem.
I look forward to the video