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How Civilizations Lose Their Spark—and How We Might Keep Ours

Golden ages teach us a lot about what makes civilizations rise and fall.

Reason · Sep 2, 2025

Finding hope in "End Times"

Peter Turchin's data-driven analysis of our historical peril is compelling — and it's also a call to action

Salon · Jun 25, 2023

Last chance to avoid the "End Times"

Peter Turchin predicted major instability in the 2020s. Unless we address inequality, he says, it will get worse

Salon · Jun 13, 2023