This seems like a fitting followup to Chris’s post. From the pen of Meghan McCain, daughter of Senator John McCain:
I don’t know exactly what about me threatens them so much, other than that people are listening to me. Malkin has the No. 1 book on The New York Times bestseller hardcover nonfiction list, but I have nearly twice as many Twitter followers as she does. And trust me, Twitter is more of an indication of where young people are than books published by the hyper-conservative publisher Regnery—which will be bringing you Carrie Prejean’s new book and published one of Ann Coulter’s.
It’s depressing that someone can actually think this, let alone write it. Even more depressing is the fact that the observation about young people is probably correct.
August 11th, 2009 | 4:32 pm
Actually, a recent study showed than only 16% of Twitter’s users are under the age of 24; 64% are between the ages of 25 and 54: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/teens-dont-tweet-twitters-growth-not-fueled-by-youth/
August 12th, 2009 | 10:32 am
Be of good courage! Just last evening my 17 year old son Andrew (high school senior) was reading my copy of First Things. I inquired, “What article are you on?” He answered, “Apocalypse Now. It is a bit difficult to understand.” Not all teens are ‘tweets’!
August 12th, 2009 | 10:51 am
Dale,
That’s encouraging. Here’s a post that might be of help for your son, “How to Read Girard” (http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/07/16/how-to-read-girard/) He’s difficult to understand at any age.
August 12th, 2009 | 4:08 pm
Joe,
Thank you!
Andrew is headed off to college in a few months and told me he wants his own subscription to First Things. It will be worth every penny it costs me!
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