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The Economist
Boom! from The Economist
How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world's most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, gets asked the most. And the answer lies in the peculiar politics of the baby boomers. Since 1992, every American president bar one has been a white man born in the 1940s. That run looks likely to span 36 years - not far off the age of the median American. This cohort was born with aces in their pockets. Their parents defeated Nazism and won the cold war. They hit the jobs market at an unmatched period of wealth creation. They...
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4.7 stars from 187 ratings
Fantastic & significant work
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“An excellent, well-researched, deeply thought-provoking series. I listened through but will listen again. Thank you Mr. John Prideaux and all the crew members and interviewees!”
YS from NY via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/20/24
A must
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“I’m already addicted to Checks and Balance but this is Ken Burns of podcasts, a must listen!”
Shkadoo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/24
Exceptional
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“I lived through all of these years and the analysis, synthesis and thematic aspects is first class . One of the best things I’ve listened to in a while”
scr0406 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/18/24
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The generation born in the 1940s grew up in a land of endless growth and possibility, ruled by a confident, moderate elite. But just as they were embarking on adult life, all that started to come apart. The economy faltered, and the post-war consensus came under pressure from two sides: from the...
Published 07/04/24
How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world's most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, gets asked the most. And the answer lies in the peculiar politics of the baby boomers.
Since 1992, every American president bar one has been a white man...
Published 07/01/24
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