Millennials aren’t getting more rightwing with age. I suspect I know why | Arwa Mahdawi

The radicalism of my generation is often attributed to housing costs. But, as I found when I had my first child, there are much deeper issues at play

Chewing gum. Napkins. Thongs. Over the past decade, millennials have been accused of killing off a dizzying variety of things. And despite the fact that some of them are now approaching middle age and the world has turned its attention to the shenanigans of gen Z, it looks as though millennials still have a taste for murder. Their victim this time? Conservatism.

Historically, people tend to become less liberal as they age: the Che Guevara posters come down and conversations about home improvements replace debates about social improvements. But millennials are bucking that trend.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist