Bibliography – Page 8 – Echo Chamber 2016

**** NYTimes.com: Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?

From The New York Times:

Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?

The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.

Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places, @imkahloon writes, and over the past several decades, it has taken root in the United States. How did America come to be ruled by an oligarchy of old people? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWU8LHQivZny4NOgbUHyRzc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Teaching in an American University Is Very Strange Right Now

We’re supposed to give students a map. I don’t even know the terrain.

The Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore

Is this a great way to audition and select our leaders, especially for executive offices? Not particularly.

Donald Trump has sought to emulate Beijing’s authoritarianism—but the more power Chinese President Xi Jinping pursues, “the more political, economic, and military chaos he seems to foment,” @MichaelSchuman argues. www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/04/donald-trump-xi-jinping-china-authoritarianism/686631/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYPFqitrpUZNrEA81RzDyog&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social