America’s Invisible Crisis | Nicholas Eberstadt

John is joined by Nicholas Eberstadt for a Direct interview focused on his recent book, ’Men Without Work’. Nicholas talks about the societal damage caused by the millions of prime-age men who are neither employed in education or in training. Since the 1940’s, the US has seen male engagement in the workforce plummet, disability insurance schemes explode and a stagnation in family health and fertility rates. John and Nicholas discuss what this ’men without work’ phenomenon means for the West today and for future generations. Nicholas holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he researches and writes extensively on demographics and economic development generally, and more specifically on international security in the Korean peninsula and Asia. Domestically, he focuses on poverty and social well-being. He is the author of numerous books, notable among them ’Poverty in China’, ’The Tyranny of Numbers’, ’Russia’s Peacetime Demographic Crisis’, and his latest, ’Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis’. Nicholas has offered invited testimony before Congress on numerous occasions and has served as consultant or adviser for a variety of units within the US government. He has a PhD in political economy and government, an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government, and an AB from Harvard University. In addition, he holds a master of science from the London School of Economics. #usa #unemployment #economy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Introducing Nicholas Eberstadt 2:06 Why is work good for us? 5:40 The No-Work crisis 12:49 The flight from work by men 17:21 The impact of Covid on the workforce 26:17 Welfare & disability insurance. 30:31 UBI & modern masculinity 37:27 The De-Population Bomb 53:35 What do these demographic shifts mean for the future? 1:02:15 Can America retain its supremacy? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world’s foremost thought leaders about today’s pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; “You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate.“ If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: Follow John on Twitter: Follow John on Facebook: Follow John on Instagram: Support the channel: Website: Podcast: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Nicholas Eberstadt: Profile: LinkedIn: