November 08, 2008A Fourth RepublicYesterday Michael Lind argues in Salon that the United States is entering a fourth 72-year cycle. Each cycle, he argues, starts with three decades of government growth fueled by new technology, then ends with three decades of small-government backlash. He predicts we are entering the country's fourth cycle now. Lind compares Obama to George Washington, Lincoln, and FDR; George W gets compared to Buchanan and Hoover. Posted by David at November 8, 2008 03:56 AMComments
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