Old Age Is Not a Problem to Be Solved

September 9, 2026

an older couple holding hands

(CT) – In a society that treasures youth and equates beauty with worth, three books offer a better perspective on aging

The antiaging industry in the United States is booming, now valued at $77 billion a year—a number expected to double by 2034. We have ever more technological means to “rage, rage against the dying of the light,” against not just disease and death but decay itself.

But can there be good reason for giving up the fight and “letting yourself go”? (Read More)