The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe

“Gen X’s greatest gift to society: Grouchiness,” proclaimed a recent Washington Post headline. This generation’s most celebrated humorists (from Conan O’Brien and Tina Fey to Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and Dave Chappelle) come across as rough-edged and grumpy, full of snark and vitriol.