WPR's The New Rules: In Politics, Don't Trust Anyone Over 50!
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 9:00AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett in Obama Administration, WPR Column, demographics
Wired magazine's May cover presents Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, while the accompanying article salutes the "hacker culture" that "conquered the world." Amid the political paralysis we now witness in Washington, it's a timely reminder of how all the top talent of the Boomer generation went into business and technology, while the dregs went into politics. Don't believe me? Try to imagine a politics-oriented magazine offering a similar cover: You couldn't get more than half of America to agree upon a single Boomer politician of Gates' historic stature.

 

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