Baby Boomers

“[T]here has been a slowness, a reluctance, on the part of everybody to recognize how serious this problem is in nursing homes,” said Tamara Konetzka, a public health professor.

Social distancing isn’t going anywhere. And for one much-maligned generation, “functional decline could be dramatic,” as one expert put it.

The new grindhouse horror film “VFW,” in theaters Feb. 14, depicts a gang of grizzled veterans taking on a horde of drug-pushing youngsters.

The president’s lawyer has baffled a lot of people with his recent behavior. Perhaps his social-media habits can explain why.

Downward mobility is increasingly the norm in the United States, a country built on aspiration. It’s a problem worldwide, and a reason confidence in democracy has plummeted.

Hard-partying Baby Boomer parents are more tolerant of drugs and alcohol, and their liberal attitudes may be paying off in an unexpected way.

If you’re wondering why millennials don’t have much sex, and don’t buy cars, forget social theorizing: The harsh truth lies in their near-empty wallets.