The Penultimate Election

The Nth Generation 5. The Penultimate Election In the last chapter we considered the prospect of a second American Civil War from the standpoint of the white right, which rose to prominence in the election of Trump, but the meteor streaked to earth and smashed in the wake of the showdown at Charlottesville. Our conclusion…

How the South Rose Again

The Nth Generation 3. How the South Rose Again Events are spinning out quickly as we move through the Fourth Turning. In the last chapter I debunked Steve Bannon’s theory that the catalyst of the era was the mortgage meltdown of 2008, then critiqued his warmongering vision for American global hegemony, and finally asserted that his…

Catalyst for War

The Nth Generation Instant Recap: The Fourth Turning (1997) predicted the pattern of events that is now unfolding around us, based on the saecular cycle: a recurring historical rhythm in which the successive generations correspond to four seasons, each dominated by a particular archetype and marked for a special destiny. We are now in a…

The Nth Generation

Nth degree: math: an indefinite power. To the nth degree: to an extreme. Hence: Nth generation: a cohort of indefinite power; a generation of extremists. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The 9/11 Prophecy A new front has opened in the race war for the first time since the end of World War II. Many of the young warriors…