The Effort to Divert Class War Into Generational War: Lessons On Economics You Won’t Get from Jeff Bezos

Catherine Rampell devoted her column today to a popular Washington past-time: trying to get young people angry at their parents and grandparents so that they are not bothered by the enormous upward redistribution of income taking place in this country.

She begins the piece by telling readers that college students are wasting their time complaining about diversity issues and sensitivity to racism and sexism, then gets to the meat of the story:

“Older generations have racked up trillions in deb...