About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of gerontocracy in America and critiques the aging leadership in politics.

The Old Guard Confronting America's gerontocratic https://web.archive.org/web/20260415150234/https://harpers.org/archive/2026/05/the-old-guard-samuel-moyn-gerontocracy/

Topics covered

• gerontocracy
• politics
• ageism
• social issues
• American society

Keywords

• gerontocracy
• politics
• America
• Samuel Moyn
• Harpers
• social issues
• ageism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harpers

Books & works: The Old Guard

Places: America

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