Introduction Neil Howe:When Bill Strauss and I began studying generations, we were interested in something larger than predicting events. We wanted to understand how history shapes people, and how those people, as they grow older, eventually shape history themselves.But historical change rarely feels historical while you are living through it.It feels like a … [Read more...] about The Fourth Turning Stories: Five Lives in a Changing World
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The Fourth Turning Predictions: What Happens Next?
Introduction In 1997, William Strauss and Neil Howe made an extraordinary argument in The Fourth Turning. They suggested that history moves through recurring generational seasons, and that America was approaching another period of major crisis and transformation.Nearly three decades later, their ideas raise even more intriguing questions. What did Strauss … [Read more...] about The Fourth Turning Predictions: What Happens Next?
The Fourth Turning Theory: What Strauss & Howe Would Say in 2026
Introduction In 1997, William Strauss and Neil Howe published The Fourth Turning, arguing that American history moves through recurring generational seasons: a High, an Awakening, an Unraveling, and finally a Crisis.Nearly three decades later, their theory feels strikingly relevant to many readers. The financial crisis of 2008, declining trust in … [Read more...] about The Fourth Turning Theory: What Strauss & Howe Would Say in 2026
Imaginary Talks:Insights Across Eras with Durant, Toynbee, Gibbon
What if three of history's greatest thinkers could discuss the lessons of the past to illuminate our present and future? In this imaginative and fictional conversation, we bring together Will Durant, Arnold Toynbee, and Edward Gibbon—three luminaries whose works have profoundly influenced our understanding of historical cycles, the rise and fall of … [Read more...] about Imaginary Talks:Insights Across Eras with Durant, Toynbee, Gibbon