Lewis H. Lapham vs. John Kenneth Galbraith

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Lewis H. Lapham

Lewis H. Lapham

1935 – 2024

Literature
United States

Lewis Henry Lapham II was an American writer. He was the editor of the American monthly Harper's Magazine from 1976 until 1981, and from 1983 until 2006. He was the founder of Lapham's Quarterly, a publication about history and literature, and wrote numerous books on politics and current affairs.

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#money
#politics
#hope
#power

"At this late stage in the history of American capitalism I'm not sure I know how much testimony still needs to be presented to establish the relation between pr…"

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John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

1908 – 2006

Politics
United States
Keynesian economics

John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual.

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#life
#philosophy
#justice
#love

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage. Intellectual myopia, often called st…"

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Connections

John Kenneth Galbraith was influenced by Lewis H. Lapham
Shared era: 1935 – 2006