Episode · Breaking Points · 2026-07-23
Books mentioned on DEBATE: Should Old People LOSE Voting Power?
Emily Jashinsky discussed Gerontocracy in America by Samuel Moyn.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Gerontocracy in America
Gerontocracy in America by Samuel Moyn is a critical examination of how older generations hold disproportionate political and economic power, featuring a sharp critique of the AARP and robust statistical evidence.
Discussed“Let's put his book up here on the screen, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth and What to Do About It.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Gerontocracy in America
“I mean, I'm I try to convince you in with all the receipts in the book that housing is in in very large part a crisis that's of old people's making for a few reasons.”
Plugged Gerontocracy in America
“There are like you there's a very long list, and it's all in the book of all the ways that through their voting power, uh which is distinctive, uh and even poor older people vote a lot more than poor younger people.”