The Silent Generation. Baby boomers. Gen X. Millennials. Gen Z. Gen Alpha. Social science and pop culture commentators have spent decades grouping and analyzing the different generations, assigning various qualities, habits and tendencies to each age group.But some people don’t identify with their generation, or at least these particular categories of them. Those on the cusp between two generations often feel like neither aligns with who they are.. That’s where Generation Jones comes in. Like the Xennials that straddle Gen X and millennials, Generation Jones are not quite boomers but not quite Gen X. For most of their lives, those born between 1954 and 1965 have been lumped in with the baby boomers, but culturally they’ve never quite fit. They were too young to be involved in the major civil rights, women’s liberation and Vietnam war movements of the 60s, instead witnessing those social upheavals through children’s eyes. But they were also too old to identify with the Gen X latchkey kid angst.Jonathan Pontell is the television producer, director, and writer who named Generation Jones and explained what made them unique. “We fill the space between Woodstock and Lollapalooza, between the Paris student riots and the anti-globalisation protests, and between Dylan going electric and Nirvana going unplugged,” he wrote in Politico in 2009. He also explained why Gen Jonesers make good leaders:“What makes us Jonesers also makes us uniquely positioned to bring about a new era in international affairs. Our practical idealism was created by witnessing the often unrealistic idealism of the 1960s. And we weren’t engaged in that era’s ideological battles; we were children playing with toys while Boomers argued over issues. Our non-ideological pragmatism allows us to resolve intra-Boomer skirmishes and to bridge that volatile Boomer-GenXer divide. We can lead.”Many Generation Jonesers have never felt like they had a generational home and are thrilled to learn they actually do have one. Check out how Upworthy readers responded with glee upon discovering they were a part of Gen Jones:"Thank you! As a definite Gen Jones, I completely relate to this. To young to be a hippy, therefore was never a yuppy, but too old to be Gen X. Gen Jones works just fine.""I have said for decades that I must be a transitional person into Gen X, because I don’t relate to boomers! I appreciate them, but I am not one of them. I am glad someone finally named my generation!""There are definite differences between people born in the 1940s/1950s and those of us born in the early 1960s. Most of us born in the early 1960s do not remember the JFK assassination and we were much too young to participate in Woodstock. The older Boomers were already established in their careers and as homeowners with families in the 1980s when we were in our 20s just starting out and ready to buy our first home. While the older Boomers experienced reasonable mortgage interest rates, the early 1960s Boomers faced mortgage interest rates averaging 14 percent in the 1980s which made it more difficult for us to buy our first home. We definitely need an additional group between Boomers and Gen X, and Generation Jones fits the bill.""I was born 6 days before 1960…. I’ve felt out of touch with a lot of the boomer life descriptions, and not Gen X enough to fit in there. I’ll take Generation Jones.""1957 here, with older siblings born before 1950. I definitely did not have the same experience growing up that they had. I feel I can identify a little with Boomers and a little with the Gen X experience, so there’s some overlap. (BTW, Gen X needs to stop claiming that they’re the first to have experienced all the things we grew up with. Kids, you didn’t invent drinking out of the garden hose or playing outside until the streetlights came on. Sheesh!) Glad to be a Joneser.""Of course there is a difference between people raised in the 1950’s and people raised and coming of age in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Society changed a lot in those three decades.""This is my generation but I never knew we had a name! The description fits perfectly." Congrats on finding your people, Gen Jones. It's your time to shine.

At Upworthy, we've shared a lot of memorable "America's Got Talent" auditions, from physics-defying dance performances to jaw-dropping magic acts to heart-wrenching singer-songwriter stories. Now we're adding Angelina Jordan's "AGT: The Champions" audition to the list because wow.Jordan came to "AGT: The Champions" in 2020 as the winner of Norway's Got Talent, which she won in 2014 at the mere age of 7 with her impressive ability to seemingly channel Billie Holiday. For the 2020 audition, she sang Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," but a version that no one had ever heard before.With just her Amy Winehouse-ish voice, a guitar and a piano, Jordan brought the fan-favorite Queen anthem down to a smooth, melancholy ballad that's simply riveting to listen to.Especially considering that Jordan was only 13 years old when she did this. Watch:What this video doesn't show is Heidi Klum hitting the Golden Buzzer faster than you can say, "Nothing really matters to me." The judges were blown away by Jordan's performance, as were the people in the comments. "That's a ONE in A BILLION voice right there. Just amazing," wrote one commenter."I am typically not a fan of songs being redone particular to such a magnitude," shared another. "They almost always fall short of the original. But to completely rearrange a song in the manner that she has, from a legend, and then make you forget about how the original even sounded because her rendition is so good is utterly amazing.""As Freddie once said, 'Do whatever you want with my music as long as you don't make it boring.' I think he'd really like this," shared another.Though Queen's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury is no longer with us, the band did offer words of praise for Jordan's performance, retweeting her audition video with the comment, "Wow! What a rendition of #BohemianRhapsody." "Bohemian Rhapsody" is such an iconic song, it's hard for anyone to do a cover of it justice. But 13-year-old Angelina Jordan managed it masterfully. Jordan would move on to the Top 10 in "AGT: The Champions," and though she didn't take home the top prize, she did impress the audience with another classic rock tune, Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." You can enjoy that performance below, and you can follow Angelina Jordan—who is now 17 and still singing her heart out—on YouTube and TikTok. Become Angelina's patron at Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/angelinajordanThis performance on Angelina Jordan's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@angelinajor...This article originally appeared on 9.30.23

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American Spectator editor Paul Kengor appeared on the Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special this past weekend to discuss what embodies and defines Marxism, Kamala Harris’ ties to the worldview, and Ronald Reagan’s legacy in comparison to Donald Trump’s.  Please give a click to my interview with The Daily Wire’s legendary Ben Shapiro. Thank you, Ben, for an enjoyable, edifying discussion. https://t.co/iBjatx45zi — Dr Paul Kengor (@DrPaulKengor) November 4, 2024 Shapiro asked Kengor if he agrees with identifying Harris as a Marxist, and Kengor expressed caution about simply labeling all leftists as Marxists. (READ MORE: Kamala Harris Borrows From Karl Marx)  “I want to call a Marxist a Marxist only if we’re dealing with a legitimate Marxist,” Kengor responded. Kengor proceeded to explain the different classifications of Marxism that have developed throughout history — from proletariat against bourgeoisie and oppressed against oppressor to pitting the sexes against each other.  “I’d stay away from saying in a national debate [that] she’s a Marxist unless you can really defend it and explain it,” Kengor said. Shapiro agreed with Kengor’s sentiment, elaborating that baseless name-calling “waters down what Marxism is and makes it more palatable for the masses.”  Kengor, who is a political science professor and teaches about Marxism at Grove City College, told Shapiro that the best definition of Marxism was already given by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in their Communist Manifesto. “I would argue — others have too — that the primary virtue in Marxism is envy,” Kengor added.  Shapiro and Kengor also discussed Reagan’s presidency and its parallels with Trump’s life and political career. Kengor, who authored 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative, notes that the difference “is not the message, but the messenger.”  “Reagan was just likable,” Kengor told Shapiro. Kengor elaborated on how Reagan’s strong stance in the Cold War and promise to restore America caused Americans to strongly favor Reagan.  In contrast, “Donald Trump is hated, just absolutely and utterly loathed by over 50 percent of the population,” Kengor cautioned. Kengor speculated that Trump would win the Electoral College if he lost the popular vote by 1 to 2 percentage points. (READ MORE: Reagan Conservatism Is Alive And Well) Toward the end of the conversation, Shapiro asked Kengor his thoughts on how Republicans and conservatives are steering away from Reagan’s principles. “I think that the sort of ‘Reagan is dead, what did Reaganism ever do for you’ is just ignorant of history…. When you look at his platform, it still resonates with the vast majority of the Republican Party by every polling metric,” Shapiro told Kengor. “That gets back to my point — that it’s not the message; it’s the messenger. Ronald Reagan running on those things today could still win,” Kengor said.  Shapiro commented on the divisiveness that has gradually increased since the 2016 election, and how Americans are seeking a sense of normalcy and change. Americans, Shapiro observed, wanted “a change from the Obama years, but they also want some semblance of normalcy — they just don’t want to think about what’s going on in the presidential race three years in advance of an election,” Shapiro said. The post Understanding Marxism With Ben Shapiro and Paul Kengor appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense: Only 15.3% of acute hospital workers and 10.5% of nursing home personnel received a COVID-19 vaccine during the 2023-24 season — down from 17.8% and 22.8% respectively, according to the latest CDC data. The number of healthcare workers receiving COVID-19 and flu vaccines declined during the 2023-24 cold and flu […]

by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts: The election is upon us.  It is an important election, because the result will determine whether America as we knew it will continue to exist.   Trump represents America.  Kamala represents the forces attempting to overthrow America.  In the last few days leading Democrats, such as Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, have […]