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2025 was a wildly turbulent year: political movements splintered at home and the post‑1945 international security order grew shaky.
Many core beliefs and institutions no longer command consensus — people are openly questioning nation‑states, majority rule, markets, borders, education, and other basic systems.
We need to get serious and work together now; communities and small institutions will have to try new ideas and support each other to make 2026 better.

There's a growing divide in the conservative movement about property taxes. Some leaders want to cut or abolish them, while others, especially younger conservatives, defend property taxes and suggest reforms like Land Value Tax.
Many young conservatives believe abolishing property taxes will shift the tax burden to lower-income families. They argue this could create unfair advantages for wealthy older property owners and worsen financial issues for younger generations.
Land Value Tax is gaining attention among conservatives as a fair way to tax property. It taxes only the land's value and not the buildings on it, leading to better growth and local investment without harming community services.

A political bargain has turned into “Total Boomer Luxury Communism,” where retirees — including wealthy ones — receive large government benefits that drive up national debt.
Rather than shrinking government since the 1980s, both parties expanded entitlement spending, which is weakening the economy, eroding the defense industrial base, and harming young people’s prospects.
If entitlements aren’t radically reformed, the country risks becoming dominated by retirees and facing broad decline, yet this dynamic is largely overlooked in public debate.

Social media use and a lack of historical grounding are pushing many young adults to treat politics as a form of self-expression, which helps explain growing attraction to extremist ideas.
Centrist elites are reacting to populist pressure by adopting more authoritarian, technocratic measures to defend the status quo, sometimes at the cost of democratic norms.
Politics is split between a universalist, creed-based outlook and a nationalist, particularist outlook, and resolving it requires honoring both individual dignity and cultural heritage; current elite status signaling (the “woke” model) should be replaced by a pro-social, work-focused status strategy, possibly involving major reforms in higher education.

Political movements need a compelling narrative to be successful.
Many societal problems are caused by privileging the old over the young.
Anti-gerontocracy movement aims to dismantle age privilege and advocate for policies benefiting the young.

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In 2024, the US has a significantly older political leadership compared to the past.
The age distribution of US politicians is unique globally, with Baby Boomers holding significant power.
Generational conflict in politics is influenced by factors like demography, technology, and power distribution.