Nicholas Eberstadt Quotes & Sayings

The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character. — Nicholas Eberstadt

OVER THE PAST two generations, America has suffered a quiet catastrophe. That catastrophe is the collapse of work - for men. In the half century between 1965 and 2015, work rates for the American male spiraled relentlessly downward, and an ominous migration commenced: a "flight from work," in which ever-growing numbers of working-age men exited the labor force altogether. — Nicholas Eberstadt

The basic trouble with all long-range population projections is that they are driven by assumptions about birth levels - and there is still no reliable method for predicting fertility levels a generation from now, to say nothing of a century hence, — Nicholas Eberstadt

Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers. — Nicholas Eberstadt