Kids today get a bad rap. They’re not engaged; they’re obsessed with their phones; they’re self-centered, spoiled and cynical. They don’t care. But last Nov. 12, 23 million young people ages 18-29 showed up to take part in the democratic process.
This week’s news of another suicide by a young student—brought about after years of anti-gay bullying at his school—reminds me of my own experiences attending schools in Tennessee twenty years ago. Unfortunately, it seems little has changed.