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Is It Worth Fighting For?
IS IT WORTH FIGHTING FOR? “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given […]
The Long Wave Versus the Printing Press
The Long Wave Versus the Printing Press Winter has been coming for a very long time. Here’s why The fascinating thing about “long wave” analysis (broadly defined to include Kondratieff waves, Elliott waves, and William Strauss and Neil Howe’s Fourth Turning) is that while each theory uses its own indicators and terminology to show how societies move through recurring […]
Who Will Save Us From Ourselves?
Who Will Save Us From Ourselves? We have the capacity to learn from previous civilization’s errors–rising inequality, hubris, over-reach, decay of production and trade, parasitic elites, and so on–yet we go right ahead and repeat those same errors. After listening to my explanation of the many cycles human civilizations track first to glory and then […]
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says his analysis shows the world will start a huge war cycle by 2023. This type of war is similar to WWII but much bigger. Nenner explains, “The cycle work I do on wars starts […]
Young People Turn To Collectivism Because Of These Psychological Disparities
Young People Turn To Collectivism Because Of These Psychological Disparities Are Americans changing with the times, are the times changing with Americans, or, has nothing really changed at all in the past century? Before we dive into this discussion it’s important to understand one thing above all else – There is nothing new under the […]
Neil Howe On The Fourth Turning: How Bad Will It Get, How Long Will It Last & What Comes Next? (PT1)
Neil Howe On The Fourth Turning: How Bad Will It Get, How Long Will It Last & What Comes Next? (PT1) They say history rhymes. That civilizations and societies tend to follow cycles — boom/bust, feast/famine, war/peace, cultural experimentation/a retrenchment to the “old ways”. Neil Howe, the author of the best-selling book The Fourth Turning, […]
What is 2032?
What is 2032? Many people have asked, “Why is 2032 going to be such a major change in the world’s political economy and society as a whole?” We are confronted by the end of the Sixth Wave come 2032, which will be a profound economic and political change. It appears these world leaders are pushing […]
Opinion v Fact
Opinion v Fact COMMENT: Marty, Each day I read reports from so called reputable people expressing what they think might happen given the backdrop today. It is laughable. Most do this based on superficial analysis or cursory comparisons with things that appear to line up, appear to rhythm, to paraphrase M Twain. What a joke. I say […]
Podcast Episode #38 – Can America Survive the Civil War Now Underway
Podcast Episode #38 – Can America Survive the Civil War Now Underway The fires may be out for now, but they have not been fully extinguished. The Culture War of the past ten years has quickly exploded into a Civil War. It doesn’t matter that this explosion was amplified by agent provocateurs and cynical political […]
Why the US Is Headed into Its Fourth Turning
Why the US Is Headed into Its Fourth Turning International Man: The economic, political, social, and cultural situation seems to have become increasingly volatile in the United States and more broadly in the West. Is this a unique situation or part of a recurring historical cycle? Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe introduced a popular […]
Peter Turchin And The Coming Crisis Of The 2020s
Peter Turchin And The Coming Crisis Of The 2020s Increasingly, social science is dominated by Leftist ideologues who use the remaining respect that academia still has among the public to inculcate students and public alike with their equalitarian dogmas. But there are honorable exceptions. One of these: Peter Turchin, a Russian who is professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of […]
“Every time a civilization is in crisis, there is a return of the commons” – Interview with Michel Bauwens
“Every time a civilization is in crisis, there is a return of the commons” – Interview with Michel Bauwens The commons are nothing new. Historically citizens always came together to pool resources and manage them collectively and autonomously. It is the responsibility of cities and states to identify, connect and support them. Today the commons […]
At Last – Solar Minimum Discussions Begin
At Last – Solar Minimum Discussions Begin COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; You are the only one with your computer that has correctly forecast the weather years in advance. I understand these are not some premonition of you on a personal level. That means putting the major trends together as you do actually produce results. My hat’s off to […]
The Twilight of the Intelligentsia
The Twilight of the Intelligentsia I promise, I didn’t time this sequence of posts so that this one would come out the morning after one of the most bitterly fought midterm elections in memory. Nor, of course, did I have advance notice of the outcome, though it wasn’t a surprise to me that the much-ballyhooed […]
Europe & Risk of Revolution
Europe & Risk of Revolution QUESTION: Thank you, Mr Armstrong, for your lifetime work. mindblowing as always. I picture Europe now as Greece during the Roman Republic (before its conquest). isolated, corrupted to the core. And the US as the new Roman Republic. Will it become an empire after 2032? Marius was the man of the […]
