Episode 952: Men Without Work
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss the phenomenon of workforce dropouts, particularly among prime-age men in the United States, who are neither working nor seeking employment, a trend that has persisted since the mid-1960s. Their conversation also touches on the societal shifts contributing to these trends, including changes in family dynamics and the rise of technology. Dr. Eberstadt emphasizes the importance of work as a means of self-fulfillment and societal contribution. Known for his extensive work on demographic trends and economic issues, Dr. Eberstadt discusses his latest book, "America's Human Arithmetic," which examines the American condition through a series of essays written over the past 30 years.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:08.7 | On this episode of NUtsworld, I am delighted to be talking with a good friend, |
| 0:14.1 | somebody who's been educating me now for, I think, 20 years, |
| 0:17.9 | Dr. Nicholas Everstead, the Henry went chair in political economy at the American |
| 0:23.5 | Enterprise Institute. He's the author of several books, including Men Without Work, post-pandemic edition, |
| 0:30.5 | which is the updated version of his landmark 2016 study, Men Without Work, and he's out with a new book now, |
| 0:39.5 | America's Human Arithmetic, |
| 0:41.8 | Essential Essays from Nicholas Everstadt. |
| 0:44.6 | I have to say, |
| 0:45.9 | I do not remember ever having a conversation |
| 0:48.7 | with Nicholas that I didn't walk away |
| 0:51.6 | with a whole range of new ideas. |
| 1:05.0 | Music but I didn't walk away with a whole range of new ideas. I'm thrilled, Nicholas, you're joining me. |
| 1:07.7 | Thanks so much for inviting me. |
| 1:09.6 | Before we get into this, we've never really had this |
| 1:12.1 | discussion. How did you get into your fascination with quantitative data and with what it |
| 1:19.0 | tells you about the world? I just kind of stumbled into it like all the other great things |
| 1:24.4 | that happened in my life. I started out first day of college, first class |
| 1:30.1 | in college, taking a course on population resources and environment, and I thought that stuff |
| 1:37.1 | was fascinating. And so I got a bug and I've never been able to shake the habit. |
| 1:41.3 | Do you find occasionally the numbers sort of surprise you that they lead you to conclusions |
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