"If something happened to empower those people, there would be an incredible efflorescence of culture in this country, because there's more of them now than there ever has been. But they are too busy scuttling around getting shitty jobs."
The conventional wisdom dictates that this is merely smart politics, since the young tend not to vote. Nor do college kids make for particularly sympathetic characters—they're often portrayed as hedonists who simply want to spend Mommy and Daddy's cash on a CancĂșn bender.
While a generation ago Benjamin Braddock recovered from his crisis in the arms of Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine. NARG offers recent grads resources, community, and even a little optimism—without all the awkwardness of having your former mistress as an in-law.
9.10.07
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