Andy Schaalman

The Generation Report

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A conversation applying Strauss-Howe generational theory and other related ideas to discussions of current events, American history, and popular culture

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Andy Schaalman

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Breakdown 19.06.2025 2:21

America's breakdown is fully underway...and Neil Howe's rendition of generational theory will not provide context about how we got to this point

Emergency Podcast: Israel Strikes Iran 19.06.2025 1:02

My initial reaction when news broke on Thursday, June 12th that Israel had launched airstrikes against Iran

The Fourth Turning, Rationality, and Truth 19.06.2025 4:01

Things are not going quite as Strauss and Howe predicted for this era...and it's time to acknowledge we're not living in rational times

This Resistance and the "Truth Regime" 26.04.2025 6:25

The roots of today's "Resistance" go back decades into America's past, and are affecting America today, because of something The Fourth Turning didn't account for.

A Special Tribute to "The Lake" 26.04.2025 4:04

Paying homage to a place that has been a huge part of my life and my family's life

The Fourth Turning (How Much Has Changed) 26.04.2025 1:02

The Fourth Turning has been a book and a set ideas stuck in CliffsNotes from the '90s for a long time, and it's time that we recognize that as times change, people change.

The State of Liberty in America w/ Lily Tang Williams 26.04.2025 41:37

My conversation with 2024 NH-CD2 candidate Lily Tang Williams on her background, current events, international affairs, and more

Fork in the Road for the Republic 26.04.2025 2:11

The stakes of what is happening in D.C. for the future of the country are considerable

Stay Strong and Stand Guard, America! 26.04.2025 2:04

An ode to Joe Biden's inspirational farewell speech

Plans for 2025 12.01.2025 2:00

A quick summary of my plans for this year

Our Presumed Betters Covered Themselves in Glory 12.01.2025 11:01

2024 will go down as the year America's establishment proved, once and for all, that they presume to be superior to the rest of us.

A Final Expression of Hubris 12.01.2025 3:50

Our leadership class thinks it learned the lessons of the 1930s. Unfortunately, it is making similar mistakes, but with a heavy dose of something genuinely dangerous.

Hollywood, Post-9/11 America, and the Great Awokening w/ Sasha Stone 10.09.2024 1:21:37

My wide-ranging conversation with Sasha Stone of the substack Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning from July 7th

Bitcoin, The Fourth Turning, and the New Order w/ Brandon Quittem 10.09.2024 1:17:38

My conversation with Brandon Quittem of Swan Bitcoin from April 28th

This Battle of Parallel Realities 10.09.2024 11:54

America has become separated by two entirely different conceptions of reality. What implications might this have?

Donald Trump and the Fighting Spirit 10.09.2024 9:44

My reaction to the attempt on President Trump and some other thoughts on the Trump phenomenon

Political Correctness and Establishment Power 10.09.2024 9:04

Political correctness and its association with America's power establishment is a defining hallmark of our era. Why is this so significant for our understanding of Strauss and Howe's The Fourth Turning?