T. J. Jackson Lears

QuoteApr 13, 2026

T. J. Jackson Lears

Despite momentous changes in manners and morals, wealth and power remain in the hands of a few. Everything has changed, yet nothing has changed.

@kunstNo Place of Grace Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920

ReviewApr 13, 2026

That Was Then, This Is Now: Anti-Modernism Edition

Is the modern, secular world denuded of joy, terror, and mystery? Is our culture becoming too soft and "feminized"? Are we so over-socialized, self-conscious, and neurotic that all experience lacks spontaneity and life feels like a hollow performance rather t…

@kunstNo Place of Grace Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920