Charles Murray argues that the American experiment was unique in 1789 due to geography, self-selected population, and Scottish Enlightenment influence, and that the last 60 years represent not a reversible setback but an inevitable downward spiral.
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Peter RobinsonEvidence Quote
“What we have seen over the last 60 years is not a setback from which the American experiment can recover, but a downward spiral that was inevitable.”
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Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson and Stephen Kotkin: Three Historians Debate The Era of Trump— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:10:05 AM
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