America has become a gerontocracy. We must change that | Daniel Bessner and David Austin Walsh

The average age of a congressional representative is 59, with leaders in their 70s and 80s. We must have lawmakers who look like the people they represent

The United States has a gerontocracy problem.

This was clearly demonstrated in the recent hearings concerning Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the supreme court, during which Chuck Grassley, the 85-year old chairman of the Senate’s judiciary committee, apologized to Kavanaugh for having to answer for his alleged crimes.