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Ageism
February 26, 2024
Tori Otten
Donald Trump Jr. Has a Gross New Obsession
Why is the former president's son obsessed with the current president's sex life?
February 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Donald Trump Says All Presidential Candidates Should Take “Mental Competency” Tests
As we all know, he would definitely ace that test.
December 11, 2020
Heather Souvaine Horn
The American Fetish for Elderly Elites
The United States has two speeds when it comes to older people: sycophancy for the powerful, contempt for everyone else.
July 2, 2019
Alex Shephard
How Old Is Too Old to Be President?
With three septuagenarian Democrats vying to take on the 73-year-old Trump, age is more than just a number.
February 20, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Time Is a Feminist Issue
Six writers discuss the so-called generational divide in the #MeToo movement
February 7, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
The feminist age divide is becoming an issue in the Clinton campaign.
April 28, 2014
The New Republic Staff
Watch: The Brutal Ageism of Tech
When experience becomes a drag on an engineer's resume
Video is available for this article
March 23, 2014
Noam Scheiber
The Brutal Ageism of Tech
Years of experience, plenty of talent, completely obsolete


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