ubernoir wrote:

American history suggests that about every 80 years, a civic (or Joshua) generation, emerges to make over the country after a period of upheaval caused by the fervor of an idealist (or Moses) generation.

in light of recent discussions about party politics this piece particularly struck me

My own generation is almost completely ignored by this article, other than the typical mention of our cynicism and alienation. One suspects that is because we're of little political utility as a group to the Democrats, mostly for demographic reasons, but also because we're more likely than the younger ones to vote for a Republican...

I will however say that I'm happy about this statistic:

Thirty-six percent, the mode on this survey question, chose socially liberal and fiscally moderate...

RE: The Boomers Had Their Day. Make Way for the Millennials. - washingtonpost.com