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Elites, Populism and the Decay of Democracy: On the Legacy of Christopher Lasch

Law and Liberty
February 6, 2021
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In his 1994 book The Revolt of the Elites, historian Christopher Lasch excoriated the American ruling class for its smug decadence and urged a return to the first principles of democracy. Writing in Law and Liberty, Rod Dreher concludes that the disintegrating forces Lasch identified have only worsened.

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