The Gerontocracy Problem: Samuel Moyn

We discuss  the overlooked and insidious complications from gerontocracy in American democracy.

Sam's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1) Think of democracy as a political form for transient human beings 

2) Evangelize one of these ideas: age quotas, tax code reform, or campaign finance reform

Samuel Moyn is the Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, the cohost of the Digging a Hole podcast, and the author of Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth – and What to Do About It. 

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Host: Mila Atmos 

Guests: Samuel Moyn

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Executive Editor: Mila Atmos