Robert Folsom

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  The “Social Issue” That Went From 84% NO to 66% YES

  What changed public opinion from “No” to “Yes” about legal marijuana? The biggest reason is also the most surprising.
   
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  Cars & Movie Stars: What It Looks Like When “Cool” Marks the High

  An iconic car driven by an iconic actor in an iconic film: This combination defined a unique level of cool.
   
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  Bitter Blows: The Socionomics Behind A 16-Year Scandal

  Politics & culture wars are a small threat to the NFL, compared to the far bigger long-term threat: The still-moving ripple of scandal that could sink the popularity of the NFL and football generally. See that scandal for yourself, and the mood that drives it.
   
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  What Bond Market Is Whispering About Next “Big Event”

  Keep an eye on the bond market: It’s a gauge of social mood swings.
   
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  As the Cold War Builds Abroad, The Security State Expands at Home – Part 3

  This issue continues our look at the security state’s development, focusing on 1966-1982 and clashing anti-authoritarians.
   
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  Many Books Challenge Conventional Macroeconomics

  Many Books Challenge Conventional Macroeconomics. Robert Prechter Wrote a Book to Replace It.
   
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  Why Trump, Why Now?

  Robert Folsom explains how Trump rode a wave of negative social mood to the top
   
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  [Article] Why Trump, Why Now? The Violent Death of Political Correctness

  Trump gives voice to the political discontent that flows from negative social mood.
   
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  Negative Social Mood Drives the 100-Year History of the American Security State

  By Robert Folsom | Excerpted from the May 2014 Socionomist        This report is available to socionomics.net subscribers only. Sign up for our free email newsletter, or log in as a subscriber to The Socionomist, to unlock the complete report.      Many people know that since 2001 the US government has expanded […]
   
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  Four Major Periods of Negative Social Mood Drive the 100-Year History of the American Security State

  By Robert Folsom | Excerpted from the May 2014 Socionomist  This report is available to socionomics.net subscribers only. Sign up for our free email newsletter, or log in as a subscriber to The Socionomist, to unlock the complete report.                Many people know that since 2001 the US government has expanded […]