Greg Jayne’s column in the March 9 issue (“Hangup on age dodging the facts,” The Columbian) is a must read.
One of the most prevalent biases in our youth-focused society today is age discrimination, yet it is largely overlooked or ignored. A lot of people are making an issue of President Joe Biden’s age this election year. Yet Donald Trump will be older on Election Day this year than Joe Biden was on Election Day in 2020. So why has age become a factor? Shouldn’t our decision about the next president be based on experience and leadership ability and not about age?
