Podcasts Government City Journal's 10 Blocks Generation X, Millennials, and Technology

Generation X, Millennials, and Technology

Published: Aug. 23, 2017, 12:59 p.m.

Matthew Hennessey\xa0joins\xa0Aaron Renn\xa0to discuss the fading of the baby\xa0boom generation, the rise of tech-savvy millennials, and the challenge for\xa0those in-between, known as\xa0Generation X. This 10 Blocks episode is based on Matt\u2019s\xa0essay\xa0from the Summer 2017 issue of\xa0City Journal,\xa0\u201cZero Hour for Generation X.\u201d

While the baby\xa0boomers are\xa0finally preparing to depart the scene, \u201cmillennials could conceivably jump the queue, crowding out the more traditional priorities and preferences of the intervening generation\u2014Generation X,\u201d\xa0Matt\xa0writes. \u201cIf GenXers don\u2019t assert themselves soon, they risk losing their ability to influence the direction of the country.\u201d

Matthew Hennessey\xa0is associate op-ed editor at the\xa0Wall Street Journal\xa0and\xa0the author of\xa0Right Here, Right Now,\xa0to be published in 2018 by Encounter Books.\xa0

Aaron M. Renn\xa0is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of\xa0City Journal.