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Why America Has Fallen Into Despair: A Very Short History
• September 10, 2023
• 1,900 Words • 20 Comments • Reply
The United States recently became the first medically advanced country with shortening rather than lengthening lifespans. Princeton University economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in their 2020 book Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism associate this decline in life span with economic inequality rising to levels not previously recorded. To find a very... Read More
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Thoughts Prompted by “Rich Men North of Richmond”: Including One About Celebration
• August 29, 2023
• 3,000 Words • 150 Comments • Reply
I’ve been especially taken by the “Rich Men North of Richmond” phenomenon that’s so big in the news these days (it’s late August of ‘23). As you know—no need for a lot of exposition here—it’s a song by a heretofore unknown singer/songwriter who goes by the name of Oliver Anthony. As The New York Times... Read More
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Grace and Grit in Southern West Virginia
• September 15, 2021
• 9,100 Words • 204 Comments • Reply
Introduction For years, I’ve wanted to go to southern West Virginia and do original reporting on what’s alternatively called “the white death” and “the opioid crisis.” It is the greatest social malady of our time, and people who read this publication should care about its resolution more than anyone else. After more than a year... Read More
“Coming Apart” Revisited
Life History Theory and the Crisis of the White Working Class
• February 8, 2019
• 3,400 Words • 113 Comments • Reply
One of the best-selling nonfiction books of 2012 was Charles Murray’s Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010.[1] It was widely reviewed, including an informative essay by Roger Devlin in this publication.[2] As stated in the subtitle, Murray focused on White Americans, and he saw a growing class divide among this demographic. Paradoxically, by... Read More
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