A Country That Works for Young People Works for Everyone

The 51st Harvard Youth Poll shows how instability defines young Americans’ daily lives — and the leadership they need now.

The Backdrop

Last Thursday, the undergraduate students of the Harvard Public Opinion Project and I released the 51st edition of the Harvard Youth Poll — more than twenty years of listening to 18- to 29-year-olds as they try to build their lives in a country that feels less stable every year. I’ve seen difficult numbers before. But this wave does somethin…