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Most people are aware that there is often a generational pendulum when it comes to politics. Not so long ago, the youth of the age were getting tattoos and piercings, experimenting with sexual freedom at music concerts, and donning awkward-looking bandanas. Like most cultural phenomena, two things happened: The youthful revolutionaries who attended Woodstock eventually got married (then divorced) and put on business suits; and the generations that followed were subsequently expected to go through a rebellious phase that looked very much like their parents’ some 18 years prior. (READ MORE: In Sum, Trump’s Defense Focuses on Accounting, Prosecution Obsesses Over Adultery) And they did. They experimented with drugs and promiscuity on college campuses, dabbled in activism, and even broke a window or two when the Left told them to. It became a right of passage for Gen Xers and millennials. Of course, it’s hardly a harmless right of passage. It turns out that religious moralists, bespeckled cynics, and your church-going grandma were right all along. When Western society rejects age-old Western sensibilities, it starts rolling down a slope that grows steeper the closer we get to societal hell. But the pendulum inevitably swings. I’m a young conservative. I grew up in conservative circles. I graduated from Hillsdale College. You could credibly accuse me of living in an echo chamber, but hear me out. In Europe, an uptick in support for right-wing political parties has the mainstream “centrist” politicians worried, according to the European Conservative’s Tamás Orbán. Which population is driving votes for conservatives in Europe? Gen Z. That’s true in Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, and Spain. It’s also true in the U.S. While Orbán admits that there is a massive divide between young men and women (one that is echoed in the United States), he concludes that “Europe is turning more right-wing with every passing year and it is not despite but because of the established parties’ awkward efforts to cling to power in a world that no longer wants them.” (READ MORE: De Niro Lectures Trump Voters Outside Trial Courthouse) And the youth of the world have plenty of reasons to rebel. Gen Zers are now in their 20s. They’ve mostly graduated from college, they can’t afford to buy houses, and there’s a good chance their graduation ceremonies were canceled due to the pandemic or social unrest. When they speak out, the ruling class promptly silences them — a rather ineffective tactic when dealing with the youth. “The stronger an attack on an idea, the more support it gets among young people, because that’s how it works. Nothing can make the phrase ‘Germany for Germans’ more appealing to a 20-year-old than knowing it’s banned,” Orbán points out. That brings us to the U.S. My colleague Nate Hochman is always quick to point out that young men on college campuses are far more right-wing than they will ever admit to being outside of the privacy of locker rooms and frat houses. In terms of numbers, “Gen Z teens are twice as likely to identify as more conservative than their parents” when compared with millennials, Rachel Janfaza reported on her Substack page the Up and Up in March, citing numbers from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation’s Gen Z Panel. While it’s certainly true that women (especially single women) tend to vote Democrat (The American Spectator’s Scott McKay likes to point this out constantly), it’s also true that young women are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the role assigned to them by feminists of previous generations. It turns out that sitting in a cubicle for eight hours a day, five days a week doesn’t make for a fulfilling life for the feminine psyche, which is hardwired for motherhood. It’s not inconceivable that politics will follow. (READ MORE: The Hero Who Saved a Cathedral) Whether they’re in Europe or the U.S., that original generation — the ones who listened to Elvis when their parents said not to and who chose to defy traditional Western cultural sensibilities — have clung to their revolution even when it ceased to be revolutionary and became mainstream. Now, as the pendulum swings back, they find themselves shocked that Gen Z wants to have a revolution of its own. The post The Youth Are Revolting. This Time, They’re on the Right. appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

WASHINGTON — CBS News wants you to know that if you think the U.S. economy isn’t doing well, you’re ignorant. Its website includes a four-question quiz to test your knowledge on economic trends — and for all four, the correct answer is that the economy is doing better than naysayers think. READ MORE from Debra J. Saunders: Libertarian Party Says, ‘Become Ungovernable.’ Trump Says OK. The U.S. is not in a recession, stocks are up, unemployment is near a 50-year-low, and inflation is at 3.4 percent. But if you’re experiencing sticker shock whenever you go to the grocery store, you understand why Americans nonetheless aren’t optimistic about the economy. As Axios reported last Thursday, fast food prices are up 31 percent since the COVID pandemic hit, but hourly wages are up 25 percent. “Economists may say things are getting better, but we’re not feeling it where I live,” said Harris poll CEO John Gerzema, according to the Guardian. “Unwinding four years of uncertainty takes time. Leaders have to understand this and bring the public along.” If that’s even doable. The Swing State Project — a research collaboration between the Cook Political Report, BSG, and the GS Strategy Group — has latched on to why voters in six swing states prefer former President Donald Trump to incumbent President Joe Biden by a slim margin, even if they don’t trust Trump. Trump came out ahead in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Trump and Biden are tied in Wisconsin. It’s the economy, stupid. That’s what Democratic strategist James Carville drilled into campaign workers for then–Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992. The then-little-known Democrat won the party nomination, and then the general election against then-President George H.W. Bush, by concentrating on meat and potatoes. (Yes, Clinton had an assist from independent candidate Ross Perot.) When the economy is scary, that’s all there is. Or as Amy Walter and David Wasserman of the Swing State Project noted, “The cost of living defines this election.” It’s difficult to watch Biden’s big spending bonanzas and not wonder how the accumulated national debt — which has exceeded $34 trillion, or more than $100k for every man, woman, and child in America — will haunt the taxpayers of tomorrow. Plot twist: The Tax Foundation recently warned, “Unless Congress acts, the vast majority of Americans will see higher, more complicated taxes beginning in 2026 as major provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 expire.” Your share of the nation’s debt will have exceeded six figures, and your taxes may go up. The Biden White House has to be acutely aware that the president’s chances of reelection are not as bright as they seemed after Biden won in 2020. Swing State Project respondents tended to be more optimistic about what the economy would look like in a second Trump term versus a second Biden term, even though 52 percent of respondents held a negative view of Trump. “If Biden is still struggling in August he needs to consider stepping aside,” polling guru Nate Silver posted on X. “It’s not a great situation for Ds either way, but you have to do due diligence on the question. It’s an important election, obviously. It shouldn’t be taboo to talk about.” Silver pointed out that if Biden fudges the first debate, scheduled for June 27, that might be a good time for a change. And then Democrats can be free of the term “Bidenomics.” Contact Review-Journal Washington columnist Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders@reviewjournal.com. Follow @debrajsaunders on X. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The post 2024 Could Be a Race Between Bidenomics, Trump Tax Cuts appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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