The Perils of Technological Revolution

Half a million more middle-aged, non-Hispanic white American males died between 1999 and 2013 than if their death rates had followed the trend of other ethnic groups. The anxieties of the moderately educated middle-aged white male in the U.S. are mirrored in other rich developed countries in the West. We are at a critical moment in human history when wrong choices could derail human economic progress," says David Frum.