Welcome to a New Contract

The 21st Century will be shaped by Generation Y. We came of age at the end of the 20th Century and will be the largest most influential demographic aggregation since the Baby Boomers. The world we will come to lead faces a new set of challenges and the way we choose to lead it will shape the next 100 years.

We must break free from the politics and economics of the past to forge a New Contract for our generation. We are the first generation that has not been heavily influenced by the major 20th Century conflicts of World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War. We have grown up in relative luxury and the Information Age is inseparable from our lives. Some say we are irresponsible and selfish.

While the social, ideological, and military, conflicts of the past bear little influence on us, we must be aware that past is prologue and not forget the lessons of the history. Nonetheless, our New Contract must be forward looking and not focus on the crisis "du jour". The world is changing rapidly and the paradigms of the past can be broken before we have even fully come to grips with them.

So, what is the New Contract? Even in my own mind it is still evolving, but it must contain principles addressing four E's close to our collective hearts: Education, Energy, Environment, and Economy. This will be a wide ranging blog about politics, policy, history, economics, business, and culture. It is my hope that by sharing my experiences and thoughts, we will togther draft the New Contract - a contract for our future.