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‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack: Jay-Z, Will.I.Am Belong On It
Baz Luhrmann’s 3D interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel about the Jazz Age has critics raving about its visual effects and its capture of the cultural zeitgeist of the Roaring 20s. Many critics however have suggested that he jumped the shark by adding rap music from Jay-Z, Will.I.Am, and others to the movie’s musical score. But …
Great Recession Turning Millennials Into Their Great-Grandparents
Originally published at NationalJournal Baby boomers, growing up in what appeared to be the never-ending prosperity of the 1950s and ’60s, were at various times amused, mystified, and infuriated by the economic caution of their GI or Greatest Generation mothers and fathers, often labeling the penny-pinching of their parents “Depression mentality.”
The Stay-at-Home Millennial Generation Is Moving Out
Originally published at NationalJournal In an effort to help the Republican ticket cut into President Obama’s massive advantage with millennial-generation voters, Paul Ryan delivered what may have been his best line of the 2012 campaign in his speech accepting the GOP vice presidential nomination: “College grads shouldn’t have to live out their 20s in childhood bedrooms staring …
Leaders Need New Civic Ethos to Appeal to Shifting Demographics
Originally published at National Journal An August national survey of nearly 3,300 Americans between the ages 18 and 85, conducted by research company Frank N. Magid Associates, details the current composition of the two major political party coalitions that are more distinct from one another than at any other time in the past 50 years–perhaps …
Welcome a Different Kind of Entrepreneur
Originally published at BeInkandescent In the last half of the 19th century, Horatio Alger, Jr. defined for the American popular culture what it meant to be a young entrepreneur. Indeed, the writer of popular novels for children showed us through the heroes in his books that poor boys, by dint of hard work and better …
The Supreme Court Overturns History
Originally published at Huffington Post Every 80 years, the Supreme Court has decisively entered a sharply divided political process to provide its own answer to the fundamental question of American politics: what is the scope and purpose of government? Each time, it has attempted to reinforce the generational and party alignments of a previous era in …
Love and Marriage: Millennials and the American Family
What will American families be like in the Millennial era? Millennials (young Americans born from 1982-2003) are now beginning to marry and form their own families—or at least thinking about it. What will American families be like in the Millennial era? If history and generational theory provide any guide, Millennial families will be very different from …
Now is the Time for All Good Millennials to Come to the Aid of Their Country
The 2012 election will present the United States with a stark choice between two radically different visions of the country’s future. Which of these competing visions becomes the nation’s future is likely to be determined by the strength and effectiveness of the Millennial Generation’s participation in next year’s election. Whatever is said at this week’s …
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