Older White people seem to be getting more reactionary as America’s population becomes more racially diverse. According to Pew Research, a large majority of older White people—in the 2010s—still oppose interracial marriage. The reactionary politics of older White rightists is driven by implacable “racial animus,” not economic suffering. to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16 won Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement and 125 Democratic votes (and one Republican vote) in the House of Representatives. While the disdain of a large fraction of Democratic lawmakers toward lowering the voting age is puzzling, conservative opposition reflects right-wing self-interest.