Alarming Increase in the Deaths of Middle-Aged Whites

I saw something on this the other day, even in passing. Perhaps at the Wall Street Journal, "The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites."

The piece is cited by Dr. Helen Smith, "Why are middle-aged whites dying at such high rates?" And Instapundit links, and recomments to "see the discussion in the comments."

Then there's the piece out this morning from Ross Douthat, at the New York Times, "The Dying of the Whites." Douthat's speculative, but good in debunking the prevailing leftist memes about the superiority of the European welfare state model.

More on this from Tom Maguire, "No Country For Middle Aged White Men. Or Women."

Finally, head back over to NYT for an update on the phenomenon, "More Details on Rising Mortality Among Middle-Aged Whites."