Charles Hugh Smith's Substack

Charles Hugh Smith's Substack

Share this post

Charles Hugh Smith's Substack
Charles Hugh Smith's Substack
Fix This or Nothing Else Matters

Fix This or Nothing Else Matters

The top 10% are the dog sipping a drink as the cafe burns down, saying "this is fine."

Charles Hugh Smith's avatar
Charles Hugh Smith
Dec 03, 2024
∙ Paid
76

Share this post

Charles Hugh Smith's Substack
Charles Hugh Smith's Substack
Fix This or Nothing Else Matters
15
14
Share

What's the one thing we need to fix or nothing else matters? There are plenty of potential candidates: immigration, healthcare, wokeism, hot war in Europe, inflation, draining The Swamp, etc.

Human history offers a definitive answer, and it's none of these issues. The answer is wealth inequality. Historian Peter Turchin has focused on the tedious task of…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Charles Hugh Smith's Substack to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Charles Hugh Smith
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share