August 1927 Issue [Article] The outlook for American culture Adjust Share Some reflections in a machine age by Aldous Huxley, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1918-1945 20th century Capitalism Democracy Education Intellectual life Leisure Machinery Popular culture Social life and customs Technology and civilization United States More from Aldous Huxley In the Dark All over the world thousands upon thousands of men and women pass their whole lives denouncing, instructing, commanding, cajoling, imploring their fellows. With what results? One finds it rather hard… Modern Despots In a democratic state any propagandist will have rivals competing with him for the support of the public. In totalitarian states there is no liberty of expression for writers and… Wishful thinking Adjust Share