Can America Get Out of the Gerontocracy Trap?
If voters so overwhelmingly prefer younger candidates, why are they underrepresented in politics?
(Illustration: Joanna Andreasson Source image: ChatGPT-4)
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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "The Present and Future of the Gerontocracy."
