American Decline: Causes and ConsequencesNoam ChomskyAlakhbar English
It may save the State in critical circumstances, but it will not unfrequently allow the nation to decline in the midst of peace. Whilst the manners of a people are simple and its faith unshaken, whilst society is steadily based upon traditional institutions whose legitimacy has never been ...
In the grand tapestry of history, the decline and fall of the American Empire bear striking resemblances to the waning days of Roman supremacy,a parallel not lost to the discerning reader of Gibbon's magnum opus.As Gibbon meticulously chronicled the myriad causes of Rome's demise, one discern...
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As people age, however, the intensity of belief necessary for either hypocrisy or moralism tends to decline, and among adults a high correlation exists between cynicism and age. First, almost all groups in American society favor the basic liberal-democratic values of the American Creed. People...
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"WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession," theauthorssuggest,"thisphenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions . "Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon? AroundupoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratT heWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce, thefurtherriseof...
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