By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine, March 5, 2024
Eric Sammons is the editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine.
Why are so many men and women who clearly only have a few years left on this earth so obsessed with exercising power until their final moments?
Have you noticed that we are living in the Age of the Aged? Most of our ruling elite, from Joe Biden to Mitch McConnell, are in their 80s or near their 80s. What a reversal from the historical norm, in which the few individuals who survived into their 9th decade were content to be respected advisors who passed on their wisdom and experience to younger generations. Now they cling to power like a liberal nun to her pantsuits.
Consider our current situation: ….