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The former president was 78 when he became the Republican Party’s nominee for a third time. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

July 22, 2024

Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason

Brandon Cline, Mississippi State University

Research shows that companies led by CEOs over 65 tend to underperform in the stock market.

Mitch McConnell, Diane Feinstein and Joe Biden are all over 80 years old, joining a number of politicians who are staying in office well past their 70s. Anna Moneymaker/Chip Somodevilla/Samuel Corum/Getty Images

September 4, 2023

There’s no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington

While there are minimum age requirements for people who want to hold political office in the US, there are no limits on when someone must retire.

Vietnam War protests led to a lower voting age. The Parkland shooting could push similar reevaluations. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

March 5, 2018

When can you buy a gun, vote or be sentenced to death? Science suggests US should revise legal age limits

Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

Teens’ brains develop different skills along a predictable timeline. These milestones should influence the legal age boundaries for voting, buying guns and being put to death.

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Laurence Steinberg
Professor of Psychology, Temple University
Brandon Cline
Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
Nancy S. Jecker
Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington

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