Dr. Deneen over at the Front Porch has written a blog titled, The New World Order , that one might describe as either being rather pessimistic this holiday season or spot on in an analysis of the current condition. The tone of the blog will undoubtedly tighen the knickers of all good PoMoCons so I look forward to the comments but it is brilliantly concieved and well written and several notches above the usual blog fare.
Is this the dark side of the porcher worldview, a kind of The Road Is Our Future so people get ready, or is Patrick providing a clear, concise, and penetrating analysis of our teetering “market-based, liberal nation-state?”
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