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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Also below is a brief essay originally published on 3/11/19 by Neil discussing the typical progression of each “Turning”. It remains more relevant than ever amidst our current zeitgeist. Neil’s work has influenced politicians from Newt Gingrich to Al Gore and all of it culminates in a grand theory advanced in  The Fourth Turning which he elaborates on in the video and text below. NH: We live in a tumultuous time in American history. The 2008 financial crisis and all its hardships, was the catalyst that tipped us into this age of uncertainty. It marked the start of a generation-long e...

Illustration by Andrew Zbihlyj In February’s Senate trial to impeach and convict Donald Trump for the crime of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, the modern GOP had one last shot at rescuing its long-battered image as a responsible governing party. It might have reclaimed something of its former standing as an honest broker in the American two-party system, committed (among other things) to the peaceful transition of power, the conduct of free and fair elections, and each federal lawmaker’s oath to uphold the Constitution. Instead, it chose, yet again, the path of ...

An American 'Mark Twain moment' James R. Bailey, opinion contributor © Getty Images An American 'Mark Twain moment' Samuel Clemons claimed the nom de plume Mark Twain after the riverboat navigators' cry to signal the shift from dangerous waters into safe ones - as well as the reverse, from safe waters to dangerous ones. "Mark" was the starting point; "twain" was where the two forces met. Clemons chose the name because it reflected his authorial code. After all, he gave us "Huckleberry Finn" (dangerous) and "Tom Sawyer" (safe). Through his prose, Clemens fomented turbulent t...