American Downfall: Cultural evolution, Peter Turchin, and the

American Downfall: Cultural evolution, Peter Turchin, and the return of history

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Spencer and Razib discuss current events in the context of cultural evolution. The history of decline, the American "Empire", and Peter Turchin's thoughts on social disorder http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/the_2020/

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