“For those readers who are Boomers, or have parents or grandparents who are Boomers, it may be of small comfort that this… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Baby boom Copy Share Image
“Class size has become something of a fetish, and the overall pupil/teacher ratio has declined at a slow rate since the 1970s.… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Education Copy Share Image
“Because of high infant mortality—even in the nineteenth century, it was not uncommon for 20 percent of children to die before age… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Children Copy Share Image
“The Boomers were the first modern generation to harbor really negative feelings about reality and science, and their success in undermining these… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Boomers Copy Share Image
“Hoover and Mellon did more than history gives them credit for (i.e., they did more than absolutely nothing) and it’s never been… — Bruce Cannon Gibney History Copy Share Image
“The Boomers’ numerosity meant that even a modest tilt in any one direction (self-serving sociopathy, as a pointed example) influenced outcomes profoundly.… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Boomers Copy Share Image
“Given that people spend more than twice as many hours watching TV than they do socializing, TV sets the tone for all… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Communication Copy Share Image
“Stitched together, they produce a cohesive and unsettling narrative of a generation that—in the many decades it has dominated political and corporate… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Corporate america Copy Share Image
“The various and dispiriting candidates of recent years have offered their own explanations for the mystery of American underperformance, though being mainly… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Federal government Copy Share Image
“Gabler wraps up by citing the statistic that 21 percent of Americans view a lottery win as the most practical way to… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Lottery Copy Share Image
“That the economy has failed to live up to its promise is bad enough. That the Boomers have not made investments in… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Boomers Copy Share Image
“The pastoral Left, religious Right, and everywhere in between were afflicted by a resurgent sentimentality and desire for immediate gratification incompatible with… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Desire Copy Share Image