James Hickman: Five Predictions for the Coming Decade of Decline

Five Predictions for the coming Decade of Decline There is a well-known modern proverb (often attributed to the novelist G. Michael Hopf) that goes, “Weak men create hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men.” The saying sums up the cyclical nature of the rise and fall of societies– and it’s a topic in which I have tremendous personal interest. Having recently reached middle age, I can comfortably say with the benefit of hindsight that I was born and grew up during the American prime time– the time at which the…