Forging Our Future: The Challenges Facing Our Youth and How to Help Them Prosper

According to the United Nations, right now, half of the world’s population is under the age of 30—the largest share in human history. Who inspires and controls this half of the world’s population? “Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world,” Russian dictator Vladimir Lenin said. Disturbing challenges are competing for favor in the hearts and minds of our youth, who are—at an alarming rate intimately—connected like never before by technology that allows them to interact globally in seconds. In the United States alone, 30 percent of Gen Z has a favorable view of Marxism, up 6 percent from 2019. Drug use among 8th graders went up 61 percent between 2016 and 2020, and teens now spend more than 8 hours staring at screens every day—and that’s just for recreation....