A rundown of every generation across the past 150 years — from Hemingrebels to Alphas — Between June and September of 2023, I released an eight-part series entitled “Jigsaw Gens.” Each piece, by itself, offers a historical overview of the eight generations that have influenced American life since the late-Nineteenth Century. These eight installments of my “Jigsaw Gens” series can be read here: Hemingrebels (aka “the…

Members of Gen AA (“Alphas” or “Coronials”) are carving out an identity that will borrow from, and improve upon, all of ours — As I close out this first leg of my “Jigsaw Gens” journey, I hope readers will take in my observations from nearly 150 years of American history. Every new generation builds on the successes and failures of its ancestors. The direction in which they’re headed is dependent on how well…

A rundown of temporal attributes and historical peers shared by many members of Gen AA — As part of my ongoing “Jigsaw Gens” series, I profile the various American generations (and “microgenerations”) identified by historians. Previous seven editions: Hemingrebels (“the Lost Generation”) at a glance GI-Gens (“the Greatest Generation”) at a glance Traditionalists (“the Silent Generation”) at a glance

Season 45 of ‘Survivor’ promises a gathering storm…while teasing a potential return of its classic auction — As Survivor marks the fifth edition in this new post-pandemic era of its series run, the flagship CBS reality show will go a long way toward filling some gaps in the strike-plagued fall broadcast schedule. Paired together with The Amazing Race’s thirty-fifth season via expanded ninety-minute episodes, Survivor makes its…

With so many subatomic particles bouncing around, explosions are bound to happen — Across the past decade or two, there has been an increasing amount of attention placed on privilege and oppression. And rightfully so. The Internet, social media, and new technological platforms have provided Americans with valuable tools to raise awareness and explore solutions for societal problems. But what happens when one…

No one is saying that misandry is “more pervasive” than misogyny. But it’s just as bad. — I must be a glutton for punishment. I watch ABC’s The View on a daily basis — fully aware that several of its hosts alternate as part of a tag team supposedly trying to fight male chauvinism with the stupid camouflage of female exceptionalism. This past summer, Joy Behar made…

How affirmative action opponents are betraying their own claims of supposedly advocating for “small government” — This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s companion rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina made waves across the political spectrum. By a vote of 6–3, the High Court effectively outlawed a vast majority of college admissions policies that…

The 90s felt hellish, while I was living through them… yet, in hindsight, I yearn so badly for them — None of us are immune from regret in life. Some of us hang onto those regrets more intensely than others do. This is definitely something with which I’ve always struggled. Climate change, international aggression from nuclear powers, democracy under siege, monetary inflation, systemic discrimination, and cultural oppression have been mounting…

I’m glad the GOP is realizing it needs to get younger and more diverse…but this snake-oil salesman ain’t it! — The latest toast of the town in many Republican activist circles is presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. A biotech and healthcare entrepreneur, the 38-year-old Ramaswamy — born in Cincinnati, Ohio — is often invoked as the Republican Party’s answer to Pete Buttigieg or Jon Ossoff. Being a Millennial myself, I understand…