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.
Millennials
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.
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.
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...
Let Healthy Young Americans Go To College and Work
Younger people aren't immune to the coronavirus but they are less likely to die or be hospitalized because of it. Let them choose their own risk.
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.
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."
Young Americans Oppose Mandatory National Service, Military or Otherwise
That could be bad news for 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.
Greg Gutfeld Is Done With Politics and Ready To Drop Acid
The Fox News star talks about Donald Trump, the 2020 election, the end of politics, and why he's ready for a whole new reality.
Former Time Editor and CEO of Constitution Center (!) Wants To Cancel First Amendment, Pass Hate Speech Laws
Freedom of expression is under attack from politicians, activists, and, saddest of all, journalists who benefit most from it.
Teen Witnesses to 9/11 Reminisce About the Horrors They Saw That Day
New HBO documentary is moving … until it wanders into our current politics.
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.
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.
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
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...
What Will Post-Prohibition Drug Culture Look Like?
Sarah Rose Siskind's monthly show Drug Test is creating a world of educated psychonauts one trip at a time.
'Sex Recession' Skepticism
Plus: school choice in court in Wisconsin and a win against eminent domain in New Jersey
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.
Come of Age in the New Millennium with Teen Comedy Pen15
Is it already time to feel nostalgia over growing up less than 20 years ago? Maybe.
Now Apocalypse Blends Its Trashy Sex With Sincere Affection
Mind the dildos in Gregg Araki's latest.
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.
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.
Why Young Americans Are Drawn to Socialism
They may take for granted the bounty capitalism has bestowed.
Should Robert Mueller Subpoena President Trump?: Podcast
Reason editors assess Rudy Giuliani's media tour, make bets about Iran policy, and gently suggest that some economic policies in Seattle may be suboptimal.
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.
'They're More Conscious and More Awake than My Generation Was'
Whole Foods' John Mackey on why he's optimistic about American youth, his company's merger with Amazon, and the spread of 'conscious capitalism.'
News Outlets Ignore Millennials' Skepticism of Gun Control
Youth opinion on firearms is far from monolithic.
Will Support for Gun Control Spike After Florida? Probably Not, Even Among Young People.
Since the mid-1990s (and despite mass shootings), popular opinion in favor of gun rights has increased. It's unlikely the Parkland massacre will change that.
'Gun Politics Is Where the Easy Caricature of America's Radicalized Youth Marching Toward Socialism Ends'
Young Americans don't fit into dying 20th-century culture-war tribes.
Forget Speech Codes, Trigger Warnings: These Students Protest FOR "Peace, Love, Liberty" (Podcast)
Students for Liberty's LibertyCon is bringing 1,500 students from all over the world to D.C. on March 2-4. Wolf von Laer explains the group's message and strategy.
The Gen X vs. Millennials War Over #MeToo
Ashleigh Banfield's fight with babe reporter Katie Way is the latest manifestation of an interesting generational divide.
Steady Rise in Student Perfectionism Since 1990s
College students have become more likely to have unrealistic demands for themselves and others, according to a new study.
Why Greg Gutfeld Is a Better Standard-Bearer for Conservatives than Roy Moore: Podcast
Novelist Lisa De Pasquale sees "politics as entertainment" and worries that Millennials are lost forever to the left.
Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates
There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.
71 Percent of Millennials Say U.S. Politics Needs a Third Major Party
White men and black women were the most likely to endorse America moving beyond the Dem-GOP binary.
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."
Order Some More Avocado Toast: What Tax Reform Means for Millennials
Young Americans need a fairer, simpler tax code, but there are reasons to worry Congress will screw this up.
The Social Justice Warrior Handbook: Podcast
Nick Gillespie interviews Lisa De Pasquale about her new parody book on outrage culture.
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?"
Millennial Socialist Moment Mostly Media Hype
Millennials may have mixed views of capitalism, but they hold socialism in even lower regard.
Millennials Stare Down Looming Midlife in Friends from College
A new generation faces the familiar dilemmas.
Millennials, Permissionless Innovation, and the Libertarian Future
Nick Gillespie tells Australia's "The Rational Rise" why he's bullish about the prospects for freedom in the 21st century.
Podcasting Star Ben Kissel Is Running For Brooklyn Borough President!
The co-host of Last Podcast on the Left talks about Millennial libertarians, gun rights in New York City, and our fascination with serial killers.
White Working-Class Millennials Are Less Christian, More Republican Than Their Elders
Nearly half of young working-class whites do not identify with any religious affiliation.
Boujee, Bougie, Bourgie: Who's Appropriating Whose Culture? An Answer in 12 Songs
In the spirit of an interracial, equal-opportunity orgy of bougie-ness, check out these tunes and videos.
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.
Jonathan Haidt on "the Coddling of the American Mind" and How We Should Address It
College students rather than deans are calling for less speech and expression. That should worry us all.