Christopher Lasch

American historian and social critic who developed a communitarian critique of liberal individualism and consumer capitalism — arguing that both left and right had abandoned the traditions and virtues sustaining democratic life.

The Culture of Narcissism: American culture has produced a pathological narcissism — the self-absorbed, anxious pursuit of personal fulfillment — as capitalism undermined traditional communities. The True and Only Heaven: a defense of the lower-middle class moral tradition against progressive liberalism.