“Cliodynamics” Research Proves America Freaks Out Every 50 Years

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And the next one is supposed to come really soon.

The phrase “history repeats itself” isn’t just an old idiom — it’s a scientific truth, according to researchers who believe in cliodynamics, a transdisciplinary area of study that treats history as a science. Cliodynamics states that the United States is caught in a cycle where the whole country freaks out every 50 years, and if this theory is correct, we’re due for another “cycle of violence” really, really soon.