Can we continue to believe in progress? In this sobering analysis of the Western human condition, Christopher Lasch seeks the answer in a history of the struggle between two ideas: one is the idea of progress - an idea driven by the conviction that human
Faced with an escalating arms race, rising crime and terrorism, environmental deterioration, and long-term economic decline, people have retreated from commitments that presuppose a secure and orderly world. In his latest book, Christopher Lasch, the reno
IntroductionThe founding fathers, an age of realismThomas Jefferson, the aristocrat as democratAndrew Jackson & the rise of liberal capitalismJohn C. Calhoun, the Marx of the master class Abraham Lincoln & the self-made myth Wendell Phillips, the
In a front-page review in the Washington Post Book World, John Judis wrote: "Political analysts have been poring over exit polls and precinct-level votes to gauge the meaning of last November's election, but they would probably better employ their time re
