by Richard P. Olson | Nov 2, 2022 | Opinion
There is one “-ism” that seems to receive less attention than the others: ageism. In her book Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders, Mary Pipher suggests a connection between ageism and xenophobia, writing: “In America, we are xenophobic...
by Richard P. Olson | Dec 3, 2020 | Opinion
Ten thousand people in the U.S. turned 65 today – and yesterday and tomorrow. They enter the largest population of older adults that has ever existed. Consider this: In the 20th century, the years of life expectancy for white males in the U.S. grew from 47 to 70; for...
