Kitsch and Our Taste for the Ugly

Kitsch and Our Taste for the Ugly
Detail of figurines of U.S. politicians and 2008 U.S. Presidential Election candidates (L-R) Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Rudolph Giuliani displayed in a shop in Naples, Italy, on Nov. 14, 2007. Salvatore Laporta/Getty Images
Theodore Dalrymple
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In the unlikely event that I were to become rich, my first act of philanthropy would be to found a National Museum of Kitsch with free entry to the public.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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