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Academic gerontocracy with Samuel Moyn

Academic gerontocracy with Samuel Moyn

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References and suggested readings:

  • Samuel Moyn. 2026. Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Samuel Moyn. April 23, 2026. Professors Are Too Old: The Academy’s Gerontocracy Problem is Worse than Anyone Admits. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • Dino Buzzati, translated by Lawrence Venuti. 2023. The Stronghold. NYRB Classics.
  • Nazmul Sultan. 2024. Waiting for the People: The Idea of Democracy in Indian Anticolonial Thought. Harvard University Press.
  • Samuel Moyn’s faculty page
  • Follow Sam on X, The Everything App, @samuelmoyn

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