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Thanks for the analysis. I still don't understand why WWII came so close on the heels of WWI with respect to generational dynamics. WWI seems like a crisis war, by almost any understanding - it started with almost no apparent provocation, and was entered into with excitement across Europe. And after...

Hi John and all, I found a passage in "The Road to Wigan Pier" which I couldn't let slip by with respect to generational dynamics. This is from the third paragraph of chapter IX: But those years, during and just after the war [ WWI ], were a queer time to be at school, for England was nearer revolut...

Hi John and Forum Members, I have followed the GD site for over a year now, and it is some of the most unique and interesting commentary available. I wonder if John could address some of my questions in the forum or in an upcoming post: On the inflation vs deflation question - I've thought about thi...

John, the financial crisis already happened. The banks were already insolvent with bad mortgage debt when Obama took office. The national debt already doubled during the previous administration. That's a much better analogy between the office of the president and the generations. Maybe Generation X ...

John, you make an excellent point about the teabagger comments on the news shows. Now I'm one of those sick puppies that actually had heard the term before, but I don't see anything funny about connecting it to tax protestors. A Tea Party is a tax protest, and goes back to the revolution in Boston. ...