“Forerunner” (NY Mag). “Middler” (NYer). “Howlingly wrong” (colleague). “Gerontocracy in America” (2026). “I didn’t expect it to gain immediate acceptance.”
Why? My thesis advisor at Cambridge retired and remains research active. In fact, he has never written more than he’s writing now. Let someone else get a shot at teaching and introducing students to some new ideas🤷♀️
A mix of democracy, capitalism & longer life expectancy has created “new & insidious forms of elder rule,” @samuelmoyn writes in his new book "GERONTOCRACY IN AMERICA: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What to Do About It." https://t.co/c7rsnhsLwm
I have a new essay on the meaning of equality—before and after the Declaration of Independence—now out in The Atlantic!
Drawing on my forthcoming book for @Harvard_Press (and featuring the Levellers):
https://t.co/0erQ8t39rf
In 1976, bicentennial celebrations were everywhere. Fifty years later, the 250th is passing with less fanfare. Professor @samuelmoyn explains at @yalereview.
https://t.co/pkgovX121U
Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret et mala perrumpet furtim fastidia victrix.
Hard pass philosophically, but good luck I guess strategically
https://t.co/3v1Ocd78Ty
Nice patchwork madras on Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman. Classic American clothiers such as J. Press and Chipp used to make these jackets for well-dressed Americans during the 20th cent, but this tradition has since been eclipsed by MTM operations focused on Italian fabrics.
Interesting @lsolum post and chart about how far both sides (and each of the justices) were in originalist mode in Trump v. Barbara. https://t.co/UblyLh0mEI
@kathy54491 Good point, and there’s a lot of data in the book on such questions. Certainly it’s true that the intrafamilial future isn’t disregarded as much, though even then it’s delayed. But when it comes to the public future…