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An American civil war, accompanied by a sudden implosion of global U.S. power, might usher in such ghastly scenarios as a multi-sided world war in which America itself is not a major participant.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
Had he started investing in his 30s and retired in his 60s, few people would have ever heard of him.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Just as a crash did seventy-nine years earlier, the Global Financial Crash of 2008 marked a pivotal turning point in America’s social trajectory.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
If this pattern continues as it has, the next institutional cycle will begin around 2025.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
unlearn the linear belief that America (or the entire modern world) is exempt from the seasonal cycles of nature.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
Thus, generational change is not just about individual people changing; it’s about cultural norms shifting.
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
A QUICK HISTORY OF THE ’90S
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
When the birth rate is below replacement, the country tilts toward having more older people than younger ones.