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Gerontocracy and US Politics

Daniel Bessner
Apr 14, 2022
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Today, news broke that there’s concern that Senator Diane Feinstein is mentally unwell, which has spurred quite a bit of discussion about whether the United States is a “gerontocracy.”

Several years ago, myself and the University of Virginia’s David Walsh wrote an article for The Guardian on the subject that I thought may be of interest to our listeners.

Check it out here!

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Thomas Hennessy
Apr 14, 2022Liked by Daniel Bessner

I wish I knew this was a term a decade ago! The more you know 🌈

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Ms. Anthrope
Apr 14, 2022Liked by Daniel Bessner

61 years old, and I could not agree more.

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