"Age and Ageism in American Politics," Mar. 13 (W) at 3:30pm

[Daniel Lake]

*The Institute for Ethics in Public Life presents  "Age and Ageism in
American Politics," a hybrid (online and in-person) forum.*

Quite a bit of media coverage of the 2024 Presidential race between
President Biden and Former President Trump has focused on the issue of the
candidates' age, and often in quite ageist ways. This is not a new issue,
as we saw the same dynamic play out during the 2020 Democratic Primary with
regard to the candidacies of President Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. It
has also arisen with regard to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the run-up
to the 2022 midterm elections, and more recently with regard to several
instances of Senator Mitch McConnell seeming to lose awareness while he was
speaking.

This is connected to a broader critique of the US as a "gerontocracy", even
though the average age of Representatives and Senators has dropped in
recent years. It is also somewhat perverse, since young people are often
judged as unready for public service based on the notion that they have
inadequate experience. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elise
Stefanik both were criticized on those grounds when they ran for and won
election to the House.

This dynamic raises questions about whether age is a relevant consideration
for elected officials, and if so, when, how, and why? Is the focus on the
ages of Joe Biden and Donald Trump simply ageism in the form of
discrimination against the elderly, or is there an underlying substantive
critique that is being masked by the focus on age?

Daniel Lake is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Institute forum on age and ageism in American Politics
Time: Mar 13, 2024 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

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