Two For the Road

I’m heading North, for the trout streams of course, but here are two (2) interesting, if somwhat longish, reads.

First, a commentary piece written by James Quinn.  Has Obama found that the Enemy is Us?  From the piece, a quote from William Strauss and Neil Howe’s book The Fourth Turning.

“Based on historical patterns, America will hit a once-in-a-century national crisis within the decade…‘like winter,’ the crisis or ‘fourth turning’ cannot be averted. It will last 20 years or so and bring hardship and upheavals similar to previous fourth turnings, such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II. The fourth turning is a perilous time because the result could be a new ‘golden age’ for America or the beginning of the end. It all will begin with a ‘sudden spark’ that catalyzes a crisis mood around the year 2005.”

The second piece was written by James V. DeLong, for The American Enterprise Institute, and is titled The Coming of the Fourth American Republic, and states the following as a synopsis.

The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.

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