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CommentaryAugust 28, 2024
Kamala’s Gen Z problem
In the 48 hours after Kamala Harris announced her run for president on July 21, nearly 40,000 people registered to vote on vote.org — 83% of whom were under 35. The groundswell of support from young people, NPR correspondent Tamara Keith recently said, indicates “the kind of enthusiasm they haven’t experienced since Obama.” But can the Harris
CommentaryJuly 15, 2024
The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters
Of the many ways that Donald Trump has scrambled the country’s political demography, none is more surprising than the way he changed the GOP’s relationship with young voters. Not all polling agrees, but many reputable polling outfits have found Trump neck-and-neck with Biden among young voters. But it’s not simply that Trump has suddenly become more appealing
CommentaryJune 20, 2024
The Surprising Issue That Could Help Biden With Young Voters
Young voters are less supportive of Biden than they were in 2020. Embracing immigration may be the key to reclaiming the youth vote.
CommentaryMarch 5, 2024
The Societal Cost of the Marriage Decline
Marriage is positively associated with greater community involvement across a range of different activities.
CommentaryFebruary 9, 2024
Gen Z’s Romance Gap: Why Nearly Half of Young Men Aren’t Dating
Until very recently, American culture has operated on the flawed notion that teenage dating and sex required little encouragement. Teenage romance was once seen as a natural part of American adolescence. This, it turns out, is completely wrong. Teenage dating is not inevitable and it’s a rapidly disappearing part of the American teenage experience. These
CommentaryJanuary 23, 2024
The war within Gen Z
Young men and women no longer agree on anything. What happened?
CommentaryNovember 21, 2023
Smells Like Teen Solitude
Smartphone and parenting trends have pushed off major life milestones.
CommentaryNovember 15, 2023
Are The Kids Alright?
What on earth is happening with young voters? A New York Times/Siena College poll of six battleground states found Joe Biden with a one-point lead over former president Trump among 18 to 29 year old registered voters, representing a 25-point swing from the 2020 election. There’s no doubt that Biden is less popular today than when he first
CommentarySeptember 10, 2023
Trump is Not as Strong as He Looks
Despite an early polling lead, Donald Trump’s position in the 2024 GOP primary is more tenuous than it appears.
CommentaryAugust 17, 2023
Boys Aren’t Growing More Conservative. They’re Just Not That Into Politics.
In fact, many young people remain politically noncommittal as they figure out where they fit in.