Patrick J. Deneen is David A. Potenziani Memorial Associate Professor of Political Science and Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is author of two books--The Odyssey of Political Theory and Democratic Faith--and co-editor of three volumes, as well as author of numerous articles and book reviews. His essays have appeared in such publications as First Things, The Hedgehog Review, Intercollegiate Review, Front Porch Republic, The American Conservative, and The Imaginative Conservative. He lives in South Bend with his wife and three children.