Liberty
Millennials waking up?
Interesting op-ed from Anna Beavon Gravely, North Carolina state director of Generation Opportunity. Never heard of it, but the gist of her article is millennials need to wake up to…
Generation Opportunity
Liberty
Purity of the cause for sensible outdoor dining rules in Raleigh has been ruined
Reductio ad Kocham strikes again, and I can only imagine the conundrum it must be causing Raleigh leftists who want to see sensible outdoor dining rules in downtown. IndyWeek, which…
Liberty
Dispatches from the campaign trail, Sept. 3, 2014
• One of the hallmarks of the Obama administration is the extent to which he has perfected the art of crony capitalism. Of course, that wouldn’t have been possible without…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, June 13, 2014
• Generation Opportunity, a conservative advocacy group targeting 18-34-year-olds, unveils a North Carolina ad urging Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to support free-market policies that could boost employment among young…
Health Care
Obamacare’s impact on low-income college students
Corie Whalen of Generation Opportunity explains in a Daily Caller column why low-income college students could join the ranks of the Obamacare losers. Much has been made of Obamacare’s “adult…
Liberty
And we should emulate them?
If you’re looking for another reason to doubt the wisdom of making America look more like Europe, the latest Bloomberg Businessweek cover story should help. It documents the damage Greece’s…
Liberty
One doubts that this was the change for which they hoped
The folks from Generation Opportunity submit this analysis of the latest employment data: Millennial Jobs Report: Youth Unemployment at 16.1% in June Opportunities remain scarce for young people after years…
Health Care
Will ObamaCare ‘rate shock’ play an important role?
Young adults have provided some of President Obama’s staunchest support — despite the accumulation of bad economic news for young people documented by groups like Generation Opportunity. Now Megan McArdle…
Elections & Public Integrity
Not as much hope?
Young voters helped President Obama win re-election. But Generation Opportunity offers an interesting take on young adults’ support for the 44th president in 2012. There was a stunning 11-point swing…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
If you despair that young people just don’t get it …
… perhaps you ought to consider the data Paul Conway of Generation Opportunity has compiled about the impact of the poor economy on young adults’ approach to politics and major…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features a conversation with Paul Conway of Generation Opportunity about the impact of the struggling economy on America’s young adults. Terry Stoops’ Daily…
Liberty
Stunning: 22.3 Percent Unemployment Rate For African-American Young Adults
From Paul Conway of Generation Opportunity, which analyzes issues relevant to 18 to 29 year olds, comes the stunning data on unemployment for African-American 20-somethings: Conway noted that the unemployment…