Echoing a subject near and dear to me, and one I’ve both written about and alluded to often here at this humble outpost of the blogosphere, William Kristoll of The Weekly Standard hits the nail on the head in regards to the “Baby Boomers” and their contribution to American society and culture following The Greatest Generation. Here’s an except:

There really was greatness in the “greatest generation.” It fought and won World War II, then came home to achieve widespread prosperity and overcome segregation while seeing the Cold War through to a successful conclusion. But the greatest generation had one flaw, its greatest flaw, you might say: It begat the baby boomers.

The most prominent of the boomers spent their youth scorning those of their compatriots who fought communism, while moralizing and posturing at no cost to themselves. They went on to enjoy the benefits of their parents’ labors, sacrificed little, and produced nothing particularly notable. But the boomers were unparalleled when it came to self-glorification, a talent they began developing as teenagers and have continued to improve up to this day. They were also good at bamboozling their parents, and members of the “silent generation” like Tom Brokaw, to be overly deferential to them–even to the point of giving them credit for things they didn’t do.

I invite you to read the whole thing; it’s quite well done.