Using Ross Douthat’s historical-ideological schema, I’ve concluded that my own foreign policy views dictate that it is late April 1936. I would like to say this has to do with Hitler’s manuevering of Germany on the world stage, the rumblings of civil war in Spain, or the recalibrations of American foreign policy stemming from FDR’s move away from the economic nationalism of his first term. Alas, my reasoning is more coldly scientific.

I am 15% a 1914ist, 20% a 1919st, 25% a 1938ist, 10% a 1942ist, 20% a 1948er and 10% a 1972er. By my math below that comes out to 1936.4 which, even after accounting for base-10 math seems to translate to late April 1936.

1914 X .15 287.1

1919 X .20 383.8

1938 X .25 484.5

1942 X .10 194.2

1948 X .2 389.6

1972 X .10 197.2

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1936.4

My math may be questionable but my logic is idiotic!