The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
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The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
The problems we face are structural. The old America is not coming back. Our financial system was taken hostage and looted by bankers, brokers, and speculators who told us that the old means of making capital by producing and manufacturing were outdated. They assured us money could be made out of money. They insisted that financial markets could be
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God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning
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These historical precedents imply a few obvious scenarios for the remainder of the Millennial Crisis era. Take your pick. Scenario one: The political red-versus-blue polarization of the 2016 regeneracy worsens until it ultimately culminates in a climax-defining civil conflict. Scenario two: One side, red or blue, achieves a decisive political victo
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