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Guest: Is 25 the new 50?

My Facebook “Memories” remind me that my son Gideon has always been ahead of his time.

Fourteen years ago, I was reading a book of world history for his bedtime stories. I gushed about Alexander the Great becoming king and launching his conquest of the known world when he was young – only 20.

“Hmph. You mean you call that young?” was Gideon’s skeptical retort.

Fast forward to 2024. A study by Hori...