Post‑liberalism’s Modern Core

Post‑liberal thinkers who claim to reject modern liberalism nonetheless rely on the modern idea of the autonomous, subjective chooser; their political program therefore reimports the very logical premises they seek to escape. That internal contradiction means post‑liberalism may reinforce, not overturn, liberal individualism even as it advocates institutional retrenchment. — If true, the paradox undercuts post‑liberalism's claim to be a coherent alternative and changes how policymakers and conservatives should engage (either co‑opt, rebut, or marginalize it).