by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 12, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Biden is too old, at 81. He seems senile. Trump is just as old, at 77. He seems confused. Both men have made many gaffes that raise questions about their age. Biden confused the leader of Egypt with the leader of Mexico. Trump confused the leader of China with the...
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...
