By Todd Lassa

Although it seems the political topic of the year, the dichotomy between older, established political leaders and their often less-moderate, fresh-out-of-law school counterparts is not all that new. Young political animals lack the sort of experience that can diminish their ideals, whether free-market libertarian or social democrat, and often they seem less willing to compromise with moderates or with the other party. And they’re too young to have any knowledge of how Republicans and Democrats like President Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill used to get along and sometimes even (gulp!) find some middle ground together. 

While much of the Democratic Party leadership is nervous that young progressives winning some of this year’s primaries might sink chances to take over House and Senate majorities in the midterms, Republican Party leadership appears satisfied with the direction of their young turks, even as fractures occur among conservative middle-agers like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene. 

In today’s front page, Contributing Pundit Rich Corbett argues in the right column that emerging conservative youth leaders are ready to advance the Republican cause re-established by Donald J. Trump, clear up any remaining obstacles to free market capitalism and make what the president claims is the world’s hottest country even hotter. 

Contributing Pundit Bill McGuire has a quite different opinion of today’s Republican youth in the left column. 

Because Corbett initiated today’s debate, may we suggest you read his right column first (after this one, of course) before reading McGuire’s left-column counterpoint? 

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