Generation Gaps

Hard-hit by the recession, floundering in the job market, and suffering under the weight of massive debt — of both the student and the government variety — today’s youth are having a rough time. In their new book, Manhattan Institute scholars Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Jared Meyer say that a small-government agenda is the way to change this.

Furchtgott-Roth and Meyer argue that in three major areas — entitlements, education, and jobs — current policy is failing the young. Their case is overstated at times, but on the whole it is compelling.