October 1979 Issue [The Easy Chair] The death of kings Adjust Share Prose translations from the poetry of despair by Lewis H. Lapham, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1977-1981 1980- 20th century Attitudes Election Elite (Social sciences) Jimmy Carter Political oratory Politics and government Presidents United States More from Lewis H. Lapham Criminal Minds Just over an hour after he had been threatened with assassinationin Sacramento, President Ford spoke about the troubling rise in crime in the United States. The little of his remarks… Bombast Bursting in Air The story, so far, of the 2016 election Bombast Bursting in Air Republican presidential candidate John Kasich surveys his competition; Lewis H. Lapham analyzes the 2016 election so far. Adjust Share