Essay On The Millennial Generation

My generation, the millennial generation, exists in a hyper-partisan society increasingly distrustful of major institutions. In a 2016 Pew Research poll, 45 percent of Republicans thought that the Democratic Party’s positions threatened America’s well being, while 41 percent of Democrats thought the same about the Republican Party. A Gallup poll tracking confidence in institutions shows that trust of major institutions among Americans has fallen considerably since the 1970s. The most pressing challenges America’s younger generations face in the coming decades—climate change, artificial intelligence, and many others—cannot possibly be addressed without Americans gaining more trust in each other and the institutions which organize and lead society. The history of modern America offers pertinent information that can help the millennial generation identify risks and potential solutions to the current environment of distrust and hate, which will ultimately enable the United States to combat the main issues of the future effectively. American history shows how the United States can lose its way; why tracking who benefits from policy changes is crucial to analyzing many reforms; and, how progress can be made in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. The first theme, which focuses on when the United

While FDR outlined a pluralist vision of America and castigated the “concentration camps” of totalitarian regimes, he also authorized the internment of Japanese Americans. In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled that the interment policy was constitutional by claiming the policy was not based on race. Justice Robert A. Jackson’s dissenting opinion pointed out that the majority opinion’s logic was ludicrous and that the decision approved the government’s ability to confine American citizens indefinitely on baseless