Posts Tagged ‘Millennial’
“Back to God”: The Spiritual Message and Power of Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1940 church attendance in America hovered at 49%. Not bad but not great either. Meanwhile our nation was gripped in a battle against communist aggression–both at home and abroad.…
Read MoreThe Tale of Two Kings: How Two Men Began and Ended the Modern Civil Rights Movement
The modern civil rights movement began and ended with edicts by two different “Kings.” Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 launched it, while…
Read MoreGen X Goes To Jail
Gen X (born 1961-1981) is the most incarcerated generation in American history, as the Pew Research confirmed this past week. According to the Bureau of Justice, the number of Americans…
Read MoreSchool Prayer Outlawed (June 26, 1963)
“Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country. Amen.” This is one of the generic prayers…
Read MoreThe Introduction of the VCR
Television was (and is) a transformative technology. It transformed how we processed information and received entertainment. It transformed how we interacted with our world. It transformed education, religion and government.…
Read MoreWhy 2030 Will Look Nothing Like 1995
If you think the past quarter century has been transformative, buckle up buttercup. Yesterday (May 19, 2021) Microsoft announced that it’s scrapping the Internet browser Explorer–once the standard browser on…
Read MoreAmerica Embraces Debt
“Put it on my card!” It’s the American way. We buy now, pay later. The history for card purchases is nothing new. In fact, it was first described in an…
Read MoreThe Age of Television is Launched!
In the course of human history, there are few technologies that significantly reimagine everything and move culture forward exponentially. Fire. Gunpowder. The Printing Press. The Internet. And television. The world…
Read MoreThe Mouse Hits the Big 4-0!
On April 27, 1981, I was a senior in high school. In six weeks I would graduate and leave home for good. At the time I was typing my papers…
Read MoreGenTech in the Workplace: A Fresh Perspective Employing Generations
Today’s workplace employs multiple generations, all working together. The Millennial is creative but lazy and entitled. The Gen Xer is hardworking, but rude and disloyal. The Boomer is reliable but…
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