Are Grandma’s Social Security benefits imperiling Junior’s future? Is owning a home still a defining part of the American Dream, or a relic of a bygone era? When we look back on the 1950s, do we see a golden age, or are we simply indulging in nostalgia? And how large is the gap between different age groups on whether intergenerational wealth is still achievable?
In the inaugural episode of a new Open to Debate series, “Generational Divides,” Reason’s editor-at-large Nick Gillespie brings together three debaters from three generations — Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Z — to unpack how age, experience, and economics shape our ideas of prosperity, opportunity, and freedom. It’s a lively, cross-generational debate on whether the promises of the past still hold up in a rapidly changing America.
Featured Debate Topics:
- Is Homeownership Still A Defining Attribute of the American Dream?
- Are Grandma’s Social Security Benefits Imperiling Junior’s Future?
- What Are People Really Nostalgic for About the 1950s—and Was the Economy Actually Better Then?