Fifty years ago, during the last great social and political upheaval in America, young people lead the way. The mantra of the day, of not trusting anyone over 30, defined the generational and political divide.
Today we face an altogether different, but equally powerful social and political dislocation. Except that this time we wonder, where are the young people. Where are the millennials, where is the rising generation.
Perhaps it’s why the Parkland kids struck such a resonate note. With David Hogg reminding us that the children will lead us.
But in our current divide, all sides of boomers and gen X, red and blue, are battling for the hearts, minds and soul of the millennial generation. The left has the advantage of the natural state of liberalism in the young, but the right has the organization, the business savvy and the money.
How this plays out may truly impact the fate of the republic. This is the subject of a series of stories by journalist Michael Hobbes.
My WhoWhatWhy.org conversation with Michael Hobbes:
When the Game Was War: The 1987-88 NBA Season
Power Play: How Just 12 People Control America’s Economic Destiny: A conversation with John Coates
Living History: A Conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust on the Pivotal Moments That Shaped Her and All of Us
Can Boomers Age Out Gracefully? A Conversation with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig
What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life: A Conversation with Sally Jenkins
What We Imagine ”Out There” Reflects How We See Each Other
Why the Fentanyl Crisis Calls for a New War On Drugs
Oppenheimer is Not The First Movie About the Deveopment of the Atom Bomb...The First One Was a Bomb
How Women Changed Journalism: A conversation with Brooke Kroeger
AI May Tell Us More About the Cosmos Than Telescopes: A Conversation with Andrew Pontzen
How the Memory of the ’60s Civil Rights Era Is Being Co-Opted
Space: It’s Not Just for Governments Anymore: A Conversation with Ashley Vance
Living and Dying by the Myth of Rugged Individualism: A Conversation with Alissa Quart
Flying Green, Climate Justice, and Higher Prices
The Era of Social Media Journalism Is Over: A Conversation with Ben Smith
A Conversation with Hernan Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel ”Trust”
Cyber Weapons and a New Arms Race… Without Firing a Shot: A Conversation with Nicole Perlroth
Myth, Religion, Fascism… The Recipe for Right-Wing Politics: My conversation with Jeff Sharlet
The Value of Killing Time: A Conversation with Sheila Liming
Science Is Simply Curiosity Writ Large: A conversation with Dr. Suzy Sheehy
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