Kyle Gillette's blog
The Millenial Generation
By
Kyle Gillette, Fellow
May 26, 2009
Topic: Commentary
The Center for American Progress has just released an interesting and important report on "The Political Ideology of the Millenial Generation," co-authored by John Halpin and Karl Agne. Generally speaking, the research suggests that Americans born between 1978 and 2000 tend more progressive than their older counterparts and that said generation particularly follows progressive impulses around cultural and social issues. I don't think this would surprise many progressives, or for that matter many conservatives. Younger generations have often, if not always, spearheaded progressive causes; what is important in this report is what within progressivism this particular generation gravitates toward.




