America’s political gerontocracy is hard to avoid noticing. Our presidency continues to be dominated by septuagenarians and octogenarians, and Mitch McConnell will finally retire from running the Senate at age 82. The Dianne Feinstein revelations of advanced dementia mere months before her death at 90 years of age vividly demonstrated the potential ramifications that come with a consolidated elderly leadership.
The Founders Didn’t Want A Gerontocracy
Rebecca Brannon / Made by History, Time
Wed, 07/03/2024 - 6:00am
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