Welcome To The ‘Turbulent Twenties’ - NOEMA

We predicted political upheaval in America in the 2020s. This is why it’s here and what we can do to temper it.

A protester flies an American flag while walking through tear gas fired by federal officers during a protest in front of a U.S. courthouse in Portland. July 21. (Nathan Howard/Getty) Credits Jack A. Goldstone is a sociologist, historian and professor at George Mason University. His latest book is “ Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction .” Peter Turchin is a scientist and author specializing in cultural evolution. His latest book is “ Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History .” Almost three decades ago, one of us, Jack Goldstone, published a simple model to determ

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