How Capitalism Broke Young Adulthood
With Senator Bernie Sanders rising in the Democratic-primary polls, it is becoming not just thinkable but even plausible that the United States could, for the first time, elect a self-described socialist to the White House. Instead of relying on the party’s graying voters, Sanders has galvanized a younger coalition by promising a profound expansion of the welfare state, which would include free health care, free college, and the elimination of outstanding student debt. Skeptical older voters might see little here but a list of fantastical promises that are utterly out of step with American traditional and modern capitalism.
