A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today.
Christopher LaschBecause politics rests on an irreducible measure of coercion, it can never become a perfect realm of perfect love and justice.
Christopher LaschIn an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective.
Christopher LaschThe intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.
Christopher Lasch