In fact, in his latest essay for the Big Think , Peter Leyden points out that, "like today," World War II-era America "faced a rare epic juncture in the nation's history and even in world history. The technological and economic forces driving through the era were just as transformative as today's, and the political stakes around the outcome were just as high." Leyden points out the 80-year gap between the two eras, and then notes something stranger: America has faced other similar times of great upheaval, or what he calls a "fundamental reinvention," two others times in its history, around the Revolutionary War and Civil War—with all of the eras in this cycle being, again, about eight decades apart.
Author: Jenn Gidman
Published at: 2025-04-06 22:00:00
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