The dangers of the political gender gap

Young women and men gravitating towards opposite political extremes, with potentially explosive consequences.

Extremist politics is not bubbling up primarily from the economically disaffected, as occurred both in medieval and modern times during periods of upheaval.

The self-professed radicals of our age seem more driven by their own inner cultural angst.

This angst is now expressed increasingly with violence, from the well-funded campaign against weirdo-genius Elon Musk , to the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots.

In South Korea , 40 per cent of people in their 20s and 30s appear to have quit dating altogether.

In America , men increasingly back Donald Trump .

European males under 30 are also shifting to the right.

In Germany , they favour the right-populist AfD at roughly twice the rate of their female counterparts.