‘Right Here, Right Now’

Raised on Cold War reality and analog grit, Generation X — the bridge generation — says it’s finally time to take the wheel...and redraw the map.

Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat boomer, going the way of the Berlin Wall.

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by Scott McKay
May 22, 2026

I’m a Gen Xer, and I’m unapologetic about it. I’m a big proponent of the Gen X culture and life experience. I wouldn’t trade it for anything, and frankly, I think it’s time for the boomers to get the hell out of the way and let my people take over and lead. We’ll do a better job.

Mostly because we’re the bridge generation. We saw the worst and best of the last century, and we were of age when this century began. We’re the generation that grew up with paper and adapted to digital. We’re the ones who are comfortable with both. We grew up outside, drinking from water hoses, riding bikes around the neighborhood without helicopter parents, and profited by the experience.

And we experienced some of the most amazing wonders the world has ever seen.