Elizabeth Scalia quotes G. K. Chesterton on what happens when the “young generation” gets old, claiming that he is nailing us Baby Boomers before any of us were born. (more…)
Elizabeth Scalia quotes G. K. Chesterton on what happens when the “young generation” gets old, claiming that he is nailing us Baby Boomers before any of us were born. (more…)
I really enjoy my Kindle. But when it comes to reading scholarly works, I need to flip back and forth, mark pages, study illustrations, and generally read more carefully. I kind of need hard-copy printed books to do that.
Now it turns out that the Millennial generation, computer-literate and screen-oriented as they are, are the same way, maybe more so! Their preference for reading old-fashioned books is overwhelming.
See why, with details about the mental difference between reading on paper and reading on a screen after the jump. (more…)
There is a new Pew Report on the attitudes of the Millennial generation–specifically, Americans aged 18-33. It finds that they are less religious, less patriotic, less married, more liberal, and less trusting than other generations. (more…)
Generation X is disillusioned, we are told, traumatized over there being a war, the failure of our efforts to stamp out drugs, our educational woes, and the possibility that America is not as exceptional as they had been taught.
I had thought Generation X was supposed to already be cynical. Why did you have illusions in the first place? But nevermind that.
Welcome to adulthood, my friends. Join the disillusionment of us Baby Boomers. Generation Y will join us in a few years.
The Leadership Playlist: The disillusionment of Generation X – On Leadership at washingtonpost.com.
The pro-abortionists are worried. Journalist Robert McCartney, one of their number, explains why:
I went to the March for Life rally Friday on the Mall expecting to write about its irrelevance. Isn’t it quaint, I thought, that these abortion protesters show up each year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, even though the decision still stands after 37 years. What’s more, with a Democrat in the White House likely to appoint justices who support abortion rights, surely the Supreme Court isn’t going to overturn Roe in the foreseeable future.
How wrong I was. The antiabortion movement feels it’s gaining strength, even if it’s not yet ready to predict ultimate triumph, and Roe supporters (including me) are justifiably nervous.
As always, we in Washington enjoy an up-close view of the health of various causes because of the city’s role as the nation’s most important setting for political demonstrations. In this case, I was especially struck by the large number of young people among the tens of thousands at the march. It suggests that the battle over abortion will endure for a long time to come.
Yesterday I came down pretty hard on Generation Z. Since turn about is fair play, today I will give the same treatment to my own generation.
I came across some clickbait entitled 23 Things Kids Did in the 60s That Would Completely Horrify Parents Today. I couldn’t resist clicking. At first, I laughed. Then I waxed nostalgic, since I did nearly all of these things. And then I started thinking. Does this hold a clue to why we Baby Boomers messed up the culture and the subsequent generations?