Are Millennials a Chump Generation?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 9th, 2010 5:32 am by HL
Are Millennials a Chump Generation?
Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
WASHINGTON — The “generation gap” endures as a staple of American political and social analysis. The notion that the special circumstances and experiences of each succeeding cohort imbue it with different perceptions, beliefs and values seems intuitively reasonable and appealing. It's also flattering. In a mass-market culture, belonging to a distinct subgroup, even if it numbers many millions, contributes to a sense of identity. In a 1969 Gallup poll, 74 percent of Americans believed in the generation gap. A poll last year found that 79 percent now do.Between then and now, of…
Controlling Costs, Expanding Coverage
Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
David Brooks thinks it. David Gregory thinks it. The Washington Post editorial page thinks it. And, what the heck, I think it. If health care reform passes Congress, the final legislation probably won't cut the cost of medical care as quickly as seems possible on paper.But would the legislation make a good start–as good a start as possible, given political reality? Brooks, Gregory, the Post, and plenty of other critics seem to think the answer is “no.” I think they are nuts. And since arguments about costs are likely to loom large in the thinking of nervous House Democrats,…
Inside Thomas Friedman’s Nonsensical Mind
Jonah Goldberg, Natl Review
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