Enemies of the People: Dylan Mulvaney In his Editor’s Column this week, Michael Walsh meditated on the “cold civil war” which his own generational cohort helped get off the ground and have continued to wage for decades. Bust Go the Boomers When the first wave of Baby Boomers reported for kindergarten duty in the early/mid 1950s, they got a shock that has lasted throughout their – our – lives. Waiting for them were tens, dozens, scores of other kids in their classrooms, each one ready to eat your lunch. Welcome to the politics of scarcity, kids.