A review by lorenzobc
The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss, Neil Howe

5.0

this book was so crazy. It’s written in 1997 and it effectively forecasted the financial crisis, the Iraq war, and the rise of Trump! It delves into the Strauss–Howe generational theory which essentially posits that America goes through a recurring generational cycle. Obviously it’s not going to be the kind of non-deterministic or falsifiable historical claim we’d rather have from a scientific point of view since it’s based on Jungian notions of the human spirit, but it’s honestly such a thought provoking book that I think everyone can benefit from reading.