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The Day Before Yesterday
1996-09-22T19:58:47-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTYwXC8wNzQwMDEtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michael Elliott talked about his recent book, “The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America’s Past, Rediscovering the Present,” published by Simon and Schuster. It focused on why many Americans believed that the 1940s and 1950s were a unique golden age in U.S. history and how this made their expectations too high for the present. That then leads to a general cultural mood of misery. He also stressed that the economy was performing better than many people believed.
Michael Elliott talked about his recent book, “The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America’s Past, Rediscovering the Present,” published…
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Michael Elliott talked about his recent book, “The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America’s Past, Rediscovering the Present,” published by Simon and Schuster. It focused on why many Americans believed that the 1940s and 1950s were a unique golden age in U.S. history and how this made their expectations too high for the present. That then leads to a general cultural mood of misery. He also stressed that the economy was performing better than many people believed. close
Michael Elliott talked about his recent book, “The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America’s Past, Rediscovering the Present,” published… read more
Michael Elliott talked about his recent book, “The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America’s Past, Rediscovering the Present,” published by Simon and Schuster. It focused on why many Americans believed that the 1940s and 1950s were a unique golden age in U.S. history and how this made their expectations too high for the present. That then leads to a general cultural mood of misery. He also stressed that the economy was performing better than many people believed. close
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