Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History Turchin PeterPaperback
Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History Turchin PeterPaperback WE ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK Seventy percent of Americans (and counting) think so. As inequality grows, the…
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Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History Turchin PeterPaperback
WE ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK Seventy percent of Americans (and counting) think so. As inequality grows, the politics become more poisonous. The real wage of a US worker today is less than it was 40 years ago-but there are four times as many multimillionaires.
Troubling trends of this kind are endlessly discussed by public intellectuals and social scientists. Every year, more and more Americans go on shooting sprees, killing strangers and passers-by-and now, increasingly, representatives of the state. But mostly, they talk about only a small slice of the overall problem.
After all, how on earth can yet another murderous rampage have anything to do with polarization in Congress? And is there really a connection between too many multimillionaires and government gridlock? Historical analysis shows that long spells of equitable prosperity and internal peace are succeeded by protracted periods