A generation of sociopaths : how the baby boomers betrayed America

**In his "remarkable" (__Men's Journal__) and "controversial" (__Fortune__) book -- written in a "wry, amusing style" (__The Guardian__) -- Bruce Cannon Gibney shows how America was hijacked by the Boomers, a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity.** In __A Generation of Sociopaths__, Gibney examines the disastrous policies of the most powerful generation in modern history, showing how the Boomers ruthlessly enriched themselves at the expense of future generations.Acting without empathy, prudence, or respect for facts--acting, in other words, as sociopaths--the Boomers turned American dynamism into stagnation, inequality, and bipartisan fiasco. The Boomers have set a time bomb for the 2030s, when damage to Social Security, public finances, and the environment will become catastrophic and possibly irreversible--and when, not coincidentally, Boomers will be dying off. Gibney argues that younger generations have a fleeting window to hold the Boomers accountable and begin restoring America. Gibney Shows How America Was Hijacked By A Generation Whose Reckless Self-indulgence Degraded The Foundations Of American Prosperity. Acting Without Empathy, Prudence, Or Respect For Facts-- Acting, In Other Words, As Sociopaths-- They Turned American Dynamism Into Stagnation, Inequality, And Bipartisan Fiasco. In The 2030s Damage To Social Security, Public Finances, And The Environment Will Become Catastrophic And Possibly Irreversible. Gibney Argues That Younger Generations Have A Fleeting Window To Hold The Boomers Accountable And Begin Restoring America. Introduction -- The View From 1946 -- Bringing Up Boomer -- Vietnam And The Emerging Boomer Identity -- Empire Of Self -- Science And Sentimentality -- Disco And Roots Of Neoliberalism -- The Boomer Ascendancy -- Taxes -- Debt And Deficits -- Indefinitely Deferred Maintenance -- Boomer Finance: The Vicious Cycle Of Risk And Deceit -- The Brief Triumph Of Long Retirement -- Preparing For The Future -- Detention, After-school And Otherwise -- The Wages Of Sin -- The Myth Of Boomer Goodness -- Price Tags And Prescriptions -- Afterword. Bruce Cannon Gibney. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 369-417) And Index. In his "remarkable" ( Men's Journal ) and "controversial" ( Fortune ) book -- written in a "wry, amusing style" ( The Guardian ) -- Bruce Cannon Gibney shows how America was hijacked by the Boomers, a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity. In A Generation of Sociopaths , Gibney examines the disastrous policies of the most powerful generation in modern history, showing how the Boomers ruthlessly enriched themselves at the expense of future generations. Acting without empathy, prudence, or respect for facts--acting, in other words, as sociopaths--the Boomers turned American dynamism into stagnation, inequality, and bipartisan fiasco. The Boomers have set a time bomb for the 2030s, when damage to Social Security, public finances, and the environment will become catastrophic and possibly irreversible--and when, not coincidentally, Boomers will be dying off. Gibney argues that younger generations have a fleeting window to hold the Boomers accountable and begin restoring America. Bruce Cannon Gibney, a former partner in Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, offers a startling, provocative argument that the American economy has been hijacked by baby boomers and their reckless self-indulgence.