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At each of these great gates of history, eighty to a hundred years apart, a similar generational drama unfolded. Four archetypes, aligned in the same order – elder Prophet, midlife Nomad, young adult Hero, child Artist – together produced the most enduring legends in our history. Each time the Grey Champion appeared marked the arrival of a moment of “darkness, and adversity, and peril,” the climax of the Fourth Turning of the saeculum. – The Fourth Turning – Strauss & Howe In September 2015 I wrote a five part article called Fourth Turning: Crisis of Trust. In Part 2 of that … Continue reading →

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A long time ago there appeared in the once-revered New Yorker a cartoon. The scene was a concert venue, where a string quartet was about to perform. As the audience grew quiet, the cellist coughed, laid his bow to one side, and said: “Before we begin, I would like to say a few words about the war in Viet Nam.” Back then it was funny. Today it is a farce. As a long-time music critic for Saturday Review and High Fidelity magazines, I had a lasting and fairly informed impression that the rudest audiences in the country were in Boston. … Continue reading →

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Israel plays with fire with ban on Muslim calls to prayer: Hamas leader

Haitians go to long-awaited polls to pick president and parliamentarians

Israel’s Netanyahu aims to buy German submarines despite brewing scandal

Conflicts of interest pile up as Donald Trump prepares for presidency

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