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The accumulation of wealth by experts, combined with the decreasing efficiency of technocracy, is creating this third institutional crisis.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
“balkanization and the loss of shared experiences and values may be harmful to the structure of democratic societies.”
Nicholas Carr • The Big Switch
Growth and Government
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Billionaire H. Ross Perot coopted many of Buchanan’s protectionist views and, in the opinion of many Republicans, delivered the presidency to Bill Clinton.
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
The shining city on a hill was supposed to replace remote big government with a community of energetic and compassionate citizens, all engaged in a project of national renewal. But nothing held the city together. It was hollow at the center, a collection of individuals all wanting more. Free America measured civic health by gross domestic product.
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