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Las Vegas is still socially sanctioned deviance. Its brand is just more comfortable to more Americans than it used to be.

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Capitalism is a warrior culture, a hierarchical mode, and Las Vegas is its epitome.

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Las Vegas is the therapeutic ethos of our time run amok, our socio-psychological promise to ourselves to be eternally young writ large on the landscape of aging self-indulgence.

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In a city of illusion, where change is what the city does, it's no wonder Las Vegas is the court of last resort, the last place to start over, to reinvent yourself in the same way that the city does, time after time. For some it works; for some it doesn't, but they keep coming and trying.

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Las Vegas was and is a hard town that will make you pay for your inability to restrain your desires.... If you have a weakness, Las Vegas will punish you.

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The outsiders have become kings and queens of the castle. It is a whole lot easier to sit outside the tent and throw firecrackers inside; it is much, much harder to sit inside the tent and govern not only your enemies, but your close friends as well.

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No one thinks Las Vegas is real; it is illusion, but visitors willingly suspend disbelief and pretend.

Hal Rothman

Hal Rothman

Hal Rothman

Born: 1958

Died: 2007 (aged 49)

Bio: Hal K. Rothman was a historian, professor, radio show host, editor, public intellectual, and prolific author. Noted environmental history scholar Char Miller called him "a dynamic teacher, riveting speaker, compelling scholar, and sharp-tongued pundit.

Known for:

Neon metropolis (2002)
Devil's bargains (1998)
Preserving different pasts (1989)
Death Valley National Park: A History

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