Baby boomers coming of age

Column: If we want more babies, we need to fix adulthood first

I read an article last week noting that by the end of this decade, every Baby Boomer in America will be 65 or older.

Baby boomers coming of age

T he oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026. The generation that twirled the first plastic hula hoops and dressed up the first Barbie dolls, embraced the TV age, blissed out at Woodstock and protested and fought in the Vietnam War — the cohort that didn’t trust anyone over age 30 — now is contributing to the overall aging of America. Boomers becoming octogenari…