Young People Can’t Afford Trump’s New War

Days after the September 11th attacks, Hunter S. Thompson penned an essay for ESPN. He wrote, “Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed… The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what’s coming now.” The wild party for rich kids is certainly over. Since 2001, home prices more than doubled, and the national debt is about six times larger. Pew Research data from 2018 demonstrated that real wages remained stagnant for decades. The War on Terror cost Amer

Days after the September 11th attacks, Hunter S. Thompson penned an essay for ESPN. He wrote, “Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed… The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what’s coming now.” The wild party for rich kids is certainly over. Since 2001, home prices more than doubled, and the national debt is about six times larger. Pew Research data from 2018 demonstrated that real wages remained stagnant for decades. The War on Terror cost Amer