It’s become fashionable to demean millennials as the “snowflake” generation. Raised during the peace and prosperity of the ‘90s, they’re often perceived as carrying an entitlement mentality and being incapable of handling adversity. But Philip Klein sees them differently. Given the economic headwinds they faced at the start of their working lives, millennials have shown commendable fortitude. And as Klein argues, they will need to maintain this character strength going forward because further challenges loom in their future.  

Introduction / 3
Part 1: Fear Your Future
1: Unprecedented Burden / 9
2: The Generational Wealth Gap / 41
3: The Ghost of Millennials’ Future / 83
4: The Anti-Youth Lobby / 99
5: The Socialism Trap / 123
Part 2: Dissenting Points of View
6: Millennials: America’s Luckiest Generation by David Harsanyi / 141
7: Fear Less by Ramesh Ponnuru / 149
8: A Response to David Harsanyi and Ramesh Ponnuru / 155
Acknowledgments / 161
Notes / 163
About the Contributors / 183

Philip Klein is the executive editor of the Washington Examiner. He formerly served as the Examiner's managing editor and commentary editor. Prior to that, he was a Washington correspondent for the American Spectator and a reporter for Reuters. He is a graduate of George Washington University and holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He is the author of Overcoming Obamacare: Three Approaches to Reversing the Government Takeover of Health Care.