Tag Archives: Christopher Lasch

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Socialcide®”

Posted on July 8, 2015 by launiusr

Socialcide®: How America Is Loving Itself to Death (A Psychospiritual Exploration). By Leo J. Battenhausen. Suwanee, GA: Faith Books and MORE, 2014. Leo J. Battenhausen, a social worker and counselor, has written a thought-provoking book on the current state of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Book Review: “Twilight of the Elites: America after Meritocracy”

Posted on February 20, 2013 by launiusr

Twilight of the Elites: America after Meritocracy. By Christopher Hayes. New York: Crown Books, 2012. Is the meritocracy that runs the United States both dysfunctional and corrupt? Is it one or the other? Is it neither? Those are questions that … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Christopher Lasch and “The Culture of Narcissism”

Posted on April 16, 2012 by launiusr

I remember how impressed I was when I first read The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations (Norton, 1979) while in graduate school in the early 1980s. Although it is certainly dated, having just reread … Continue reading →

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