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On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address after a close fought presidential campaign against then Vice President Richard Nixon. Both candidates belonged to a new generation in American politics, what we now call the Greatest Generation. Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower were all born in the 1800s, while Kennedy and Nixon were born in the 20th century. Both had served in the Navy during World War II, and both had quickly been elected to both the House and Senate. Kennedy remarked on the passage of time in his speech: Let the word go...

Young Republicans in Iowa are still split on the institution of marriage being extended to gay people. But there is a growing consensus among college-aged GOPers that in order to win elections, the party's focus should be elsewhere. Gay and lesbian campus groups and College Republicans haven't exactly been friendly to one another over the years, in Iowa or the rest of the country. But there are signs that with this coming generation the trend could be changing, and for the Republican Party that could be critical. "As a young Republican, I see where the party’s coming from with the...