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Gen Z

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Helen Fisher: Why the 'Hot Vax Slutty Summer' Never Happened

A new survey of single people confirms that we have more sexual choices than ever. Match.com's chief science adviser explains why such a libertarian outcome doesn't lead to libertinism.

Nick Gillespie | 12.15.2021 4:41 PM

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Millennials

Why Millennials and Gen Z Hate Boomers, and What To Do About It.

Karla Vermeulen's Generation Disaster: Coming of Age Post-9/11 is a starting place to mend the new generation gap.

Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor | 10.13.2021 2:43 PM

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9/11

Karla Vermeulen: Inside the Mind of 'Generation Disaster'

Young people who came of age after 9/11 aren't snowflakes despite being exposed to a series of catastrophic events and apocalyptic news narratives.

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2021 3:57 PM

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United Kingdom

Boris Johnson Taxes the Young To Pay for the Old

The highest tax burden in a generation confirms the Conservative Party has no interest in small government.

Oliver Wiseman | 9.13.2021 3:45 PM

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9/11

My Generation Inherited the Aftermath of 9/11

Coming of age after the attacks.

Fiona Harrigan | 9.8.2021 5:20 PM

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Reason Roundup

Most Americans Have Not Put on Pandemic Weight, Actually

Plus: Homeschooling rates have doubled, the USPS is about to get even slower at delivering mail, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.23.2021 9:30 AM

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Iran

Young Americans Are Right to Fear a Renewed Draft

It's a good time for those potentially on the receiving end of a draft notice to give some thought to how they might respond or resist.

J.D. Tuccille | 1.9.2020 8:00 AM

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Feminism

Writer Meghan Daum Thinks You Need To Toughen Up

"If 2018 was the year that the concept of 'cancel culture' went mainstream, then 2019 may be the year that cancel culture cancels itself."

Nick Gillespie | 1.7.2020 6:00 AM

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National Service

Young Americans Oppose Mandatory National Service, Military or Otherwise

That could be bad news for 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.3.2019 7:00 AM

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Capitalism

Young Americans Prefer Socialism Because They Are Ignorant of the Past: Camille Paglia

The controversial cultural critic rightly praises capitalism for its subversion of the status quo and its ability to make us fat.

Nick Gillespie | 9.3.2019 10:15 AM

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Student Loans

Are Millennials Responsible for Their Own Student Debt?

Most college students borrow responsibly but the media can't stop showcasing people whose behavior is inexplicable and indefensible.

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2019 5:25 PM

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Gen Z

Rebellious Teens Give Us Hope for the Future

There's strong evidence today's teens retain a rebellious streak and the ingenuity to evade control

J.D. Tuccille | 5.17.2019 1:30 PM

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Reason Roundup

The Partisan Divide Is Turning Into an Age War by Proxy

Plus: A primer on street surveillance, new video from Sandra Bland's cellphone, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.7.2019 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

'Sex Recession' Skepticism

Plus: school choice in court in Wisconsin and a win against eminent domain in New Jersey

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2019 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Large Majority of Millennials and Gen Z Support Private Health Insurance While Nearly Half Say They Want Socialism: Reason Roundup

Plus: Klobuchar thinks government should profit when Big Tech sells your data, and the FDA drops a ban on genetically modified salmon.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.11.2019 9:30 AM

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Voting

It's OK Not to Vote

Instead, you can do something that will actually make the world a better place. Which is basically anything else.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.31.2018 4:30 PM

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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Overprotective Parenting Led to Fragility on Campus

Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff explain how "good intentions and bad ideas" have made young people super-fragile-and how to make things better.

Nick Gillespie, Alexis Garcia, and Todd Krainin | 9.5.2018 11:50 AM

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Abortion

Young People Are Shifting Left on Abortion

The percentage of young adults saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases has risen 10 percentage points since 2015.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.18.2018 3:10 PM

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Psychology/Psychiatry

Gen Z and Millennials Are Better Than Their Parents at Delaying Gratification

"A supposed modern culture of instant gratification has not stemmed the march of improvement."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.1.2017 1:10 PM

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Millennials

Move Over, Millennial 'Narcissists,' There's a New Generation for the Olds to Get Wrong

Techno-panic finds a new target in Jean Twenge's "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.22.2017 10:50 AM

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Generation X

Welcome to Adulthood, Gen Z

The post-millennial generation starts turning 18 this year, while the eldest members of the post-Gen Z cohort are starting to be born.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.22.2017 1:15 PM

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Millennials

OSU Threatens to Expel Student Activists for Making Campus Staff Feel Unsafe

"The people in this building have a right to a safe environment ... where their jobs won't be interrupted," OSU officials say.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.15.2016 10:33 AM

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Gender

Gen Z Doesn't Really Believe in Gender

Fifty-six percent know someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns and only 44 percent always wear clothes designed for their gender.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.15.2016 4:45 PM

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