From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
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… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Las Vegas was and is a hard town that will make you pay for your inability to restrain your desires.... If you have a… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
The reinvention of American culture as purely the self catapulted Las Vegas to prominence. The city took sin and made it choice -- a… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
The outsiders have become kings and queens of the castle. It is a whole lot easier to sit outside the tent and throw firecrackers… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Capitalism is a warrior culture, a hierarchical mode, and Las Vegas is its epitome. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
In Las Vegas, people seem to believe, the prosperity spawned by tourism and gaming can make them whole, financially and spiritually. Las Vegas now… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is still socially sanctioned deviance. Its brand is just more comfortable to more Americans than it used to be. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
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… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
No one thinks Las Vegas is real; it is illusion, but visitors willingly suspend disbelief and pretend. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
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