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The Wish for Kings Democracy at Bay by Lewis H. Lapham - Hardcover

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The Wish for Kings Democracy at Bay by Lewis H. Lapham - Hardcover

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From Library Journal Lapham, the editor of Harper's Magazine, gives a gloomy, pessimistic assessment of the state of American democracy. A selfish ruling oligarchy, comprised of elite elements of all major institutions, especially the media and government, has made us a nation of favor-seeking courtiers, not unlike those of the court of Versailles under Louis XIV. This quest for privilege has engendered public apathy while gridlocking change and vitality, requisites for all functioning democracies. Lapham holds accountable the education system, the publishing industry, Congress, all three 1992 presidential candidates, the Ford Foundation, and the other less-than-perfect institutions that inhabit the political landscape. Not afraid to name names, Lapham reserves notable contempt for former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Washington Post editor Bob Woodward.

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Hardback

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The Wish for Kings Democracy at Bay

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