Christopher (Kit) Lasch (June 1, 1932 – February 14, 1994) was a well-known American historian, moralist, and social critic.
Conservatives sense a link between television and drugs, but they do not grasp the nature of this connection. Use this quote
Adherents of the new religious right reject the separation of politics and religion, but they bring no spiritual insights to politics. Use this quote
Because politics rests on an irreducible measure of coercion, it can never become a perfect realm of perfect love and justice. Use this quote
The proper reply to right wing religiosity is not to insist that politics and religion don't mix. This is the stock response of the left. Use this quote
Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. Use this quote
Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction. Use this quote
Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society, where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion. Use this quote
In 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. Use this quote
