1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 We discuss  the overlooked and insidious complications from gerontocracy in American democracy. &amp;nbsp; Sam’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:&amp;nbsp; 1) Think of democracy as a political form for transient human beings&amp;nbsp; 2) Evangelize one of these ideas: age quotas, tax code reform, or campaign finance reform &amp;nbsp; Samuel Moyn is the Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, the cohost of the Digging a Hole podcast, and the author of Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth – and What to Do About It.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:&amp;nbsp; https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ &amp;nbsp; Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:&amp;nbsp; https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow Mila on X:&amp;nbsp; https://x.com/milaatmos&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow Sam on X:&amp;nbsp; https://x.com/samuelmoyn &amp;nbsp; Read Gerontocracy in America:&amp;nbsp; https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&amp;nbsp; Credits:&amp;nbsp; Host: Mila Atmos&amp;nbsp; Guests: Samuel Moyn Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos Future Hindsight http://sites.libsyn.com/113012/site <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41585315/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/202801275