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The kids are growing out of their Greta Thunberg era.. For years, the youth led the climate conversation — organizing school walkouts, sharing colorful infographics, and heckling Democratic lawmakers from the left. The tone was carried by urgency and moral judgement: “We have 12 years left.” Anything less than net zero emissions was seen as a betrayal. But now, as Gen Zers and younger millennials enter full-fledged adulthood — paying rent, dealing with utility bills, job-hunting and even starting families — they are souring on climate alarmism. Affordability concerns are giving way to a sense of realism about energy and...

"The biggest threat to the Republican Party in 2028 is if we do not deliver on our promises of [home]ownership for the next generation," Kirk told Fox News Digital in an interview at the Turning Point Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida… "If we don't fix the homeownership problem in this country, the cost-of-living crisis, and if we don't give the next generation [a chance] at being owners and not renters, we are going to see what I call ‘Mamdani-ism’ spread across the country," he predicted. The influential conservative media personality said there was no doubt that younger voters were...

It’s no secret that over the past 60 years U.S. Christian apologists have witnessed a dramatic cultural sea change. In the past, we could assume two things: the general belief in reasonable objective truths, and a baseline cultural familiarity with what’s in the Bible. All that shifted with the appearance of Gen Z, which Barna Group has dubbed “the first truly ‘post-Christian’ generation.” - Shifts in the Apologetics Landscape: 1. Students are asking questions about God at a younger age than before. 2. Nonbelievers now have equal access to young people. 3. There has been a move from objective to...

The kids aren’t alright. It’s no surprise that Gen Z — the generation born between 1997 and 2012 — isn’t the best with their money. A poll from Newsweek revealed that adult Zoomers have around $94,000 in personal debt — thanks to never-ending credit card spending. And the proof is in the pudding — according to the 2025 TIAA Institute-GFLEC finance and retirement report, most of Gen Z is financially illiterate. The report showed that on average, Zoomers score only 38% correct on financial literacy tests. Because of this, in the U.S., 29 states now require a personal finance course...

Across Europe, the job market has been shifting, leading to an uncomfortable situation for the younger generation. Gen Z workers born between 1997 and 2012 enter jobs faster than any cohort before them, but they leave them faster and often not by choice. A recent study reveals that Gen Z employees are terminated at noticeably higher rates than older generations. However, a deeper and more systemic issue is breaking down between generations, expectations, and what is actually termed “professional” in 2025. And Europe is struggling with inflation, stagnant wages, and a post-pandemic reckoning that may be the perfect storm for...

(The Epoch Times)—Inappropriate attire, excessive use of cell phones, poor quality of work, and foul language are just a few of the reasons 65 percent of U.S. hiring managers gave for firing college graduates who had recently started their first job. A Pollfish survey of 1,000 managers across America, reported by Resume.com, revealed the reasons that eight in 10 managers said newly hired college graduates did not work out during their first year on the job. Excessive use of cell phones ranked as the top pet peeve of managers, at 78 percent. Some 61 percent of managers found their new...

This was a really interesting couple of pieces I came across this morning, especially after writing that piece on all the student loan defaults. It seems there might be a trend back towards the trades beginning to appear among the Gen Z crowd. Some of the reasons seem obvious to me - the bloated cost of a college education, for one, and the ubiquitous nature of the sheepskin being required for even entry-level jobs now. If everyone needs a college degree, doesn't that necessarily dilute the value of earning one? ...That’s in part because of the cost of getting a...

Four years of classes, thousands of dollars in tuition and one freshly minted diploma — all to be outdone by a chatbot. As artificial intelligence floods the workplace, nearly half of Gen Z job seekers say their degrees have already been made obsolete by the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT — and they’re wondering why they even bothered hitting the books in the first place. It’s a waste of time and money, according to respondents to a new Indeed report, which found 49% of Gen Z job hunters think their college education has lost value in hoen defective...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took to social media to roast Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), one of the Democrat lawmakers who has taken time off his job to travel to El Salvador to advocate for the release of deported illegal migrants. Bukele, who recently entered a historic deal with the United States to house suspected members of criminal terrorist gangs Tren de Aragua (TdA) and MS-13 that have been deported from the U.S. in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), posted a suspicious comment that Frost made on X in 2016 on Tuesday. Frost, a far-left anti-gun activist who became...

More Gen Z voters are shifting Republican, challenging past trends Gen Z was key in re-electing President Donald Trump JD Vance leads GOP among young voters; Kamala Harris tops Dems A growing political divide is emerging among Americans under 30, as more young voters are shifting toward the Republican Party, according to a recent poll. If the trend continues, it could significantly reshape the future of U.S. politics. While younger voters have traditionally leaned Democratic, Generation Z played a crucial role in reelecting President Trump last November. A new Yale Youth Poll, affiliated with the Yale Institution for Social and...

Ghosted on dating apps, rejected by colleges and passed over for jobs — rejection isn’t fleeting for Gen Z. In fact, it’s becoming a defining feature of their collective identity. As young adults come of age in a culture shaped by hyper-curated digital existences, political tumult and cultural and economic instability, a new pattern has emerged: Gen Z is facing more rejections at more critical life stages than any recent generation. What happens when the entire group begins to internalize “no” as the default response? Author Delia Cai says Gen Z egos or their alleged “sense of entitlement” isn’t what’s...

For the first time in modern American history, more young men than women are claiming religious affiliation. NBC News’ Morgan Radford explores the connection between the religious growth, the rightward political shift and the growing gender gap.

Wes Bihn watched his sister slogging her way through six years of university training to enter the psychiatry field, and he knew that path wasn’t for him. “I was raised on a farm,” Bihn told Cowboy State Daily. “And I’ve pretty much worked nonstop my entire life, and I just always hated being in school.” The mere thought of spending six years in a classroom was like torture for Bihn, who is from Indiana, really driving home the realization that he wanted something different. Bihn is like a lot of people in Generation Z, ranging in age from 13 to...

You have to put it altogether to appreciate why the pro-abortion website rewire news group would run a story under the stern headline “Anti-Abortion Advocacy Is Rising on College Campuses.” We already know that as a generalization, Gen Z—18 to 29— is the most conservative age group in decades. We also know that pro-abortion Vice President Kamala Harris barely beat President Trump, 52% to 46% among Gen Z voters but that 57% of men under 30 voted for Mr. Trump. Newsweek’s Adeola Adeosun reported Recent AtlasIntel polling shows President Trump’s approval rating among 18–29-year-olds has climbed to 52.7 percent in...

For years, the Democratic political figures, liberal activists, and the resistance movement writ large have drawn morbid comfort from the fact that Donald Trump’s supporters were, frankly, quite old. The Trump phenomenon, they believed, had an expiration date sometime in the near future: Young voters would replace their parents and grandparents as demographics shifted, and all would be right — or rather, left — with the world. The 2024 election has shattered these hopes. Trump’s gains with young people are so massive that Gen Z might as well be called Gen Trump. Data guru David Shor laid bare this stark...

Let me start by telling all the white women who are about to read this post that they can yell at me via joe.kinsey@outkick.com. Really let me have it. Now, let's get into this startling data as to what's happening with American white women who step foot on college campuses and then stay on those campuses for multiple years and then leave with a degree. In a major shocker, it turns out a staggering number of those white women have an overwhelmingly positive view of Ukraine's welfare recipient President Zelensky & corporate DEI initiatives. As OutKick founder Clay Travis put...

Nearly every demographic group moved noticeably rightward in America’s recent election. Even young women — among the most reliably left-leaning voting blocs — moved away from monolithic support for Democrats, but a significant gender gap of over 20 points persists between Gen Z women and men. Trump got only 33% of the 18-29 female vote in 2020; he got 40% in 2024. Compare this with 41% of the male vote in the same age group in 2020 and 49% in 2024. Triumphalism at Trump’s victory should not obscure the long-term challenge posed by that gap. This gender gap is often...

Over 4 million Gen Zers are not in school or work in the U.S. and in the U.K. 100,000 young people joined the NEETs cohort. But it’s not generational laziness that’s to blame. Experts are taking swipes at “worthless degrees” and a system that “is failing to deliver on its implicit promise.” There’s been a mass derailment when it comes to Gen Z and their careers: about a quarter of young people are now deemed NEETs—meaning they are no longer in education, employment, or training. While some Gen Zers may fall into this category because they are taking care of...

Holy Bible sales are soaring in the UK with publishers crediting the rising spirituality of Gen Z as driving the revival of interest embracing the ancient text in an increasingly unstable world. The Times reports there was an increase of 87 percent between 2019 and 2024 — from £2.69 million to £5.02 million — over five years, according to figures compiled by SPCK Group, the Christian publishers, using transaction information from Nielsen Book Data.

As President Donald Trump began his speech to Congress on Wednesday, video-game streamer Asmongold went live to react to speech for his millions of followers. 'That is a new tie, I haven't seen that at all,' he commented as Trump entered the congressional chamber wearing a purple tie and started shaking hands with members of Congress. Asmongold, whose real name is Zach Hoyt, is an American content creator, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer with about 5.4 million followers across platforms. After spotting a member of Congress holding a sign behind Trump that read 'This is not normal,' Hoyt commented, 'Yeah, I've...