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.
So funny today to read older American texts talking about gerontocracies role in the collapse of the USSR, when today they would look young when compared to modern US politicians!
I wish I knew this was a term a decade ago! The more you know 🌈
61 years old, and I could not agree more.
So funny today to read older American texts talking about gerontocracies role in the collapse of the USSR, when today they would look young when compared to modern US politicians!