"Peak oil panic didn’t just mislead environmentalists, it helped birth a right-wing anti-markets worldview that is helping run the country"
By Phil Magness, for The Argument, Feb. 06 2026.
Posted by CenturionSentius
"Peak oil panic didn’t just mislead environmentalists, it helped birth a right-wing anti-markets worldview that is helping run the country"
By Phil Magness, for The Argument, Feb. 06 2026.
Posted by CenturionSentius
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Magness wades into the perspective of Patrick Deneen, a major figure in the pseudo-intellectual backers of right-wing postliberalism.
He outlines the early shifts of Deneen’s critiques of free markets as a corrosive force that has undermined “ancient and communitarian dimensions of society — family, religion, culture — by prioritizing individual autonomy and economic growth.”
It’s an important read as it elaborates on some of the reactionary beliefs of contemporary anti-modernism that drive illiberal, anti-market, anti-democracy populism.