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BOOK REVIEW: "The End of the World is Just the Beginning" by Peter Zeihan

Big changes are coming. They will hurt. America will be less hurt than anyone else.

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Larry Schweikart
May 01, 2025
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Peter Zeihan’s earlier books, The Accidental Superpower and The Absent Superpower, among others, were both refreshing and disappointing. It’s refreshing to see someone who so completely understands the massive natural advantages of the USA and the overwhelming key dominance of oil, yet disappointing that the same author often fails to see that many advantages did not just happen, but came about due to national polities, cultures, and even religion.

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