Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture Munger Kevin
The Baby Boomers are the largest and most powerful generation in American history--and they aren't going away any time soon. They are, on average, whiter, wealthier, and more conservative than younger…
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The Baby Boomers are the largest and most powerful generation in American history--and they aren't going away any time soon. They are, on average, whiter, wealthier, and more conservative than younger generations. They dominate cultural and political institutions and make up the largest slice of the electorate. Generational conflict, with Millennials and Generation Z pitted against the aging Boomer cohort, has become a media staple. Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and within the Democratic Party, the left-leaning youth vote propels primary challengers. The generation gap is widening into a political fault line.Kevin Munger marshals novel data and survey evidence to argue that generational conflict will define the politics of the next decade. He examines the historical trends that made the Baby Boomers so consequential