
The Fourth Turning

The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
George Friedman • 1 highlight
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The social symptoms of this trend—again, not unlike the 1930s—are broadly similar across the world: the rise of ethnocentric populism, the success of charismatic strongmen, a drift toward we-first economic autarky, a disaffection with due process and globalism, and an enthusiasm for grievance-based nationalism.