In this fourth talk on Lasch's book, Revolt of the Elites, I cover Lasch's views on the political importance of the loss of public spaces like the corner tavern, the case for direct political contact unmediated by the media, and the selling out of higher education to corporate interests. The guiding thread is that Lasch wants us to be citizens, and we need to see the thing getting in the way of our citizenship so we can steer around it.
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