“Hoover and Mellon did more than history gives them credit for (i.e., they did more than absolutely nothing) and it’s never been clear if Mellon actually called for anyone to be “liquidated.” None of that mattered, because by the election… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“More than anything, Boomer influence is a story of sheer numbers. As of the early 1980s, when the Boomer revolution really kicked off, the… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“What establishes the Boomers as a political generation is that the Boomers’ overriding policy ambitions have been defined not in conventional terms like race… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“For those readers who are Boomers, or have parents or grandparents who are Boomers, it may be of small comfort that this book does… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“The sociopaths’ goal is to wring every last dollar from the system, and any investment that could not be fully realized within Boomer lifetimes… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“The pastoral Left, religious Right, and everywhere in between were afflicted by a resurgent sentimentality and desire for immediate gratification incompatible with the uncompromising… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“Once Boomers have been unseated, undoing their decades of mismanagement will require a significant social reorganization, especially of retirement and health-care benefits, and a… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“The point of this context is not to demand a return to the era of 90 percent taxation, but simply to remind that in… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“The sociopathic society of consumption depends heavily on goods turned out by dismal sweatshops (e.g., Boomer Kathie Lee’s/Wal-Mart’s Dickensian workshops, Boomers Steve Jobs’/Tim Cook’s… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“Reagan (or, at least, the public’s version of him) was tailor-made for the sociopathic electorate. Never again would the Boomers be told to save,… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, sociopaths are antisocial by nature, and their lack of empathy and foresight consigns them to view society only as a restraint on individual… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
“What Washington cannot easily change is the culture itself—specifically the culture created by the Boomers. Until that happens, the parade of mediocrity, underfunding, and… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
