I would support the hell out of a Constitutional amendment capping all federal offices at that persons full retirement age for Social Security--67 for most people, 65 for our last 2 presidents (who were/are well over that). When you've hit Social Security age, you deserve a rocking chair, not a congressional chair
The rule of "old people should be leaders because they are wise, and they are wise simply because they are old" has appeared in every single culture and country. It's older than pyramid and continue to exist well into the 21th century. Only now do many of us start to realize, “wait...that's not quite true."
becky_yo | 9 hours ago
This article went to press before the news that Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) has missed voting over 40 times in the last month
C-ute-Thulu | 7 hours ago
I would support the hell out of a Constitutional amendment capping all federal offices at that persons full retirement age for Social Security--67 for most people, 65 for our last 2 presidents (who were/are well over that). When you've hit Social Security age, you deserve a rocking chair, not a congressional chair
JabroniusHunk | 6 hours ago
Moyn is great. I've read his books Liberalism Against Itself and Humane.
Atomic_Tanuki | 3 hours ago
The rule of "old people should be leaders because they are wise, and they are wise simply because they are old" has appeared in every single culture and country. It's older than pyramid and continue to exist well into the 21th century. Only now do many of us start to realize, “wait...that's not quite true."
PurpleAriadne | 46 minutes ago
It’s true when people died younger, when we had less medical interventions to extend life.
It’s great to extend life but we haven’t measured the cognitive decline that usually goes with it.