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Know Your Enemy: Gerontocracy in America
['Matthew Sitman', 'Sam Adler-Bell']
Dissent Magazine
Know Your Enemy: Gerontocracy in America Know Your Enemy: Gerontocracy in America Matt and Sam talk to Sam Moyn about his new book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It.
Kevin McCarthy, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Mitch McConnell in 2022 (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Know Your Enemy is a podcast about the American right co-hosted by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
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Everywhere we look the signs of our decline into a sclerotic gerontocracy are present, and perhaps no one has approached this problem as comprehensively as Samuel Moyn in his new book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It.
Sources:Samuel Moyn, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It (2026)Thomas Jefferson, Letter to James Madison (1789)James Madison, Federalist 49 (1788)James Ceaser, The Constitution: Sweet as Honey, First Things (2009)Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (1835)…and don’t forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!