April 15, 2026 - Record High Violence From Antisemitism

Doug Sosnik, who advised President Clinton and has counseled countless politicians and institutions, joined us on Monday as a radio guest. On air, he walked through data-driven slides painting a sobering picture: the top 10% now command a dramatically larger share of the economy, the U.S. increasingly depends on wealthy consumers to keep the engine running, upward mobility has declined, homeownership is slipping away, and confidence that the next generation will do better has cratered.

And yet — the Wall Street Journal poses a question that sparks instant generational combat: have millennials really had a tougher go than boomers? The findings are more complicated than either side wants to admit.
Yes, millennials faced real headwinds — stagnant early wages, a brutal housing market, and student loan burdens boomers never knew. But boomers buying homes in the early 1980s faced mortgage rates above 18 percent. The pain was real on both ends, just different. And when adjusted for inflation, millennials' median incomes and household net worth now actually exceed what boomers had at comparable ages.

"The reality is this sense of two-way resentment is overblown." – Bobby Duffy, author of The Generation Myth.

Worth noting: in 1983, Money magazine ran a cover asking, "Can They Ever Live as Well as Their Parents?" Every generation inherits the same existential anxiety alongside its actual hardships.

Sosnik's data tells a real story about structural inequality — wealth concentration, diminished mobility, a system tilted toward those already at the top. But generational grievance wars, stoked by algorithms and tribalism, flatten those nuances into a simple narrative: the dream is dead, and it's someone else's fault. In a recent WSJ-NORC poll, more than two-thirds of Americans said the American dream no longer holds true. The challenges are real, but so is the progress. Maybe the honest question isn't whether the dream is dead — it's why so many of us are so invested in saying it is.

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A new report finds that antisemitic violence in 2025 reached a 30-year high, with 20 Jews killed in multiple attacks worldwide amid a broader surge in incidents across Western countries.

CNN

JD Vance warned Pope Leo XIV to be cautious when discussing theology, arguing the pontiff’s stance against “wielding the sword” overlooks centuries of just war tradition and the role of U.S. military force in ending World War II.

USA Today

Another accuser has come forward alleging that former Rep. Eric Swalwell drugged and raped her in 2018, as he denies all claims and faces multiple investigations that have upended his political career.

CBS News

Virginia has joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact after Governor Abigail Spanberger signed it into law, bringing the U.S. closer to awarding presidential elections based on the national popular vote rather than the Electoral College.

The Guardian

An analysis of income, housing, and debt data finds that while millennials and baby boomers each faced distinct economic challenges, millennials were hit harder by rising education costs but have recently seen gains in income and net worth that complicate the narrative.

The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic’s limited release of its powerful Mythos AI model has sparked urgent concern across Washington and Wall Street, as officials and industry leaders race to assess its unprecedented ability to uncover—and potentially exploit—critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

The Hill

Congress is facing a contentious deadline to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a powerful intelligence tool credited with protecting national security but criticized by bipartisan lawmakers and civil liberties advocates for enabling warrantless surveillance of Americans.

NPR

A viral wave of “Alpine divorce” stories highlights how partners abandoning each other on dangerous hikes isn’t just inconsiderate but a potentially life-threatening sign of deeper relationship dysfunction.

The New York Times

Asian surnames—led by Zhang, Liu, and Wang—were the fastest-growing in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020, even as traditional names like Smith and Johnson remained the most common, according to new Census Bureau data.

Associated Press

NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigned from The Athletic amid an ongoing investigation and mounting media scrutiny following photos published by Page Six showing her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at a luxury hotel.

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