Neil Howe, a celebrated historian and author of numerous books on generations, has penned an opinion editorial for the Washington Post about the fascinating and controversial White House link to his seminal work, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy – What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny. The book, which was […]
Gen-X News: X Files Comeback, Challenger Anniversary
Gather ’round for all the latest anniversaries, comebacks, and farewells. This is the latest roundup of news links for and about Generation X. It’s been a tough month for Baby Boomers as we’ve bid farewell to Glenn Frey, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, and Natalie Cole. As a writer for the Texarkana Gazette so aptly stated, […]
Generation X, Abortion and the Pro-Life Generation
According to an online archive citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, 12,517,320 abortions occurred in the United States during the birth years of Generation X (1961-1981). There was a sharp rise in 1973, following Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure to end unwanted or life-threatening pregnancies. Since 2007, […]
Gen-X News: Coping With Middle Age, The Oregon Trail
The hallmark of this blog has always been an unfolding of the Generation X narrative. Part of my intention is to maintain a tiny space on the Internet where evidence of Gen X society can be preserved — at least for as long as the links remain unbroken. This is a way to give voice […]
A Nameless, Unlucky Generation
I came across an infographic recently that highlighted food culture statistics for Baby Boomers and Millennials. Much to my surprise — or not — there was zero mention of Generation X. Maybe the food industry doesn’t think we eat. I’ve been documenting silly slight like this for nearly a decade including contradictions in population and […]
Generation X Has Lost Nearly 7 Million Full-Time Jobs
Here’s an excerpt from a recent article about Generation X and the economy by demographer and historian Neil Howe. Read the entire new series about generations on Forbes. Excerpt: ” The aggregate statistics read like the gigantic auto accident Xers always feared lay somewhere in their future. While the number of (mostly) Boomers age 55 […]
MTV Celebrates 45th Anniversary + More Gen-X News
What are you doing this weekend? Tonight, Juliette and I are going to see a film at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. On Saturday, Rob and I are taking all the kids to the Oklahoma Opry (now called the Rodeo Opry). On Sunday, we’re going to church and we’ll probably eat at Boulevard Cafeteria. […]