The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast · National Review
Episode 98: Is Everything Awful? — with Scott Winship
·47 min·4 clips
Scott Winship reveals why the claim that only 50% of Americans are better off than their parents is misleading.
As heard by us
A brisk reminder that nostalgia smooths out history, and that confident estimates can still be wrong.
The piece keeps circling back to why the 1970s get polished in memory, even while the era is remembered here for inflation, strikes, crime, kidnappings, terrorism, and a broken economy.
Why you'd press play
For a brisk reality check on nostalgia, data, and a very wry Ohio detour.
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