The Book Club

Peter Turchin: End Times

Jun 7, 2023

48:51

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Elite Overproduction

3min

The Wealth Pump Explains Elite Law Production

3min

The Cycles of Human Society

5min

The Importance of Theory Neutrality in Historical Data

3min

The Evolution of the Law of Attraction

3min

The Father's and Sons Cycles

2min

The 100 Years War in France

3min

The Prehistory of the Civil War in the United States

6min

10.

The Turbulence of America

2min

11.

The Role of Monogamy in Social Democracy

2min

12.

The Dangers of Globalization

2min

13.

The Importance of Institutions in Immigration

2min

14.

The Rise of the Elites in America

3min

15.

The Unexpected Concept of the Russian Revolution

4min

16.

The Ukraine Crisis

3min

17.

The Impact of Brexit on the UK Elites

2min

In this week's Book Club podcast I talk to Peter Turchin about his new book End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration. He proposes a scientific theory of history, mapping the underlying forces that have led to the collapse of states from the ancient world to the present day, and warns of very turbulent times ahead indeed.