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Millennials Are Just Selfie-Centered

Autoscatto papale (col cellulare) #PapaFrancesco pic.twitter.com/nCvuxLdmwD — Fabio M. Ragona (@FabioMRagona) August 29, 2013 Responding to a book by Jeffrey Kluger, Brooke Lea Foster defends today’s young adults from accusations of narcissism: [A]re Millennials any more narcissistic than, say, the Baby Boomers, who were once considered the most self-obsessed cohort of their time? Consider the 1976 cover … Continue reading Millennials Are Just Selfie-Centered

Millennials Of The Mideast

#Tunisia: #SecurityForces Assault Journalist & Blogger #LinaBenMhenni http://t.co/bKenXVxjhx #ANHRI #FreedomOfPress pic.twitter.com/wgRcHh4FXs — ANHRI (@anhri) September 1, 2014 Robert F. Worth reviews Juan Cole’s The New Arabs, which offers reasons to be hopeful about the future of the Middle East, focusing on the generation of young activists that “has already wrought deep social changes, and is likely—eventually—to … Continue reading Millennials Of The Mideast

Give Millennials A Break

A new Pew study finds that the Internet hasn’t totally eroded the reading habits of Generation Y: Millennials, like each generation that was young before them, tend to attract all kinds of ire from their elders for being superficial, self-obsessed, anti-intellectuals. But a study … from the Pew Research Center offers some vindication for the younger set. Millennials … Continue reading Give Millennials A Break

In Praise Of The Millennials, Ctd

An older reader snarks: I’m sure my son appreciates your approval of the Millennial generation. Now, shall I have his things shipped directly to you, or would you like to stop by the house to pick them up? On that note, Derek Thompson recently argued that statistics about millennials living with their parents are “criminally misleading”: Almost half of young people “living … Continue reading In Praise Of The Millennials, Ctd

The Complicated Politics Of Millennials

Reason‘s new poll takes a look at them: These results indicate that social issues largely define millennials’ political judgments. Indeed, when we asked liberal millennials to describe why they are liberal, only a third mentioned economics. Instead, two-thirds said social tolerance is central to their political identities. Millennials don’t conform to traditional political stereotypes. This generation is pro-business and … Continue reading The Complicated Politics Of Millennials

Ask Me Anything: In Praise Of The Millennials

The difference between them and my generation is stark, and I couldn’t be happier about it: For more on that generation, check out our Letters From Millennial Voters, a thread in which you younger readers describe your political beliefs and how they were shaped. My previous answers in this video series are here.

Re-Introducing Clinton To Millennials

They may be a little surprised: Conor also cites what Bill Clinton said when signing the now-unconstitutional DOMA in 1996, following Dick Morris’ advice: I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages, and this legislation is consistent with that position.

Monopoly For The Millennials, Ctd

A reader writes: About every six to twelve months somebody stumbles on Setters of Catan and thinks that it’s the game destined to replace Monopoly. But until it’s in Wal-Mart, there’s just no chance of that happening. Plus, it is always funny for a game that was released in 1995 to be considered new. Classic … Continue reading Monopoly For The Millennials, Ctd

Monopoly For The Millennials

From a profile of Klaus Teuber, inventor of the wildly popular Settlers of Catan: A board game with economic theory, land development, and cute little buildings: one is naturally reminded of something else. The Washington Post hailed Catan as the Monopoly “of our time.” Wired called it the “Monopoly Killer.” Meanwhile, Monopoly itself has begun … Continue reading Monopoly For The Millennials

How Millennials View Government

Beinart reviews polling on the subject: A November 2011 Pew study found that young Americans were more than 20 points more likely than the middle-aged, and a whopping 30 points more likely than the elderly, to favor a bigger, more expensive government over a cheaper, smaller one. But the same failures that have made young Americans eager … Continue reading How Millennials View Government