Why Weak People Create Hard Times – The Biological Decline of the West

About this episode

The episode discusses the various factors contributing to the decline of Western civilization.

The modern West is in decline. Economic stagnation, rising tax burdens, moral disorientation, political corruption, bloated bureaucracies, and soaring levels of poverty, drug addiction and homelessness, all point to a faltering civilization. While many agree that the West is faltering, explanations as to why vary; some blame the collapse of religion and the loss of […] The post Why Weak People Create Hard Times – The Biological Decline of the West first appeared on Academy of Ideas .

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Topics covered

• decline of the West
• economic stagnation
• moral disorientation
• political corruption
• social issues

Keywords

• decline
• West
• economic issues
• moral decline
• political corruption
• poverty
• drug addiction
• homelessness

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