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    Christopher Lasch, The Agony of the American Left
    A collection of five essays on populism, socialism, the Congress for Cultural Freedom, and Black Power. Writing at the height of the New Left's public visibility, Lasch contends that the movement had not in fact gained any real influence on the course of American politics. Lasch bemoans the weakness of the American left since the 1920s, Lasch, emphasizes the importance of a disciplined radical theory and outlines certain guidelines for a renewal of effective radicalism.

    As Michael Harrington wrote in The New Republic, "Lasch is committed to rational dialogue on the Left and is as critical of his friends as of his enemies; this is a real contribution to these times of rhetorical overkill on the Left."

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