It has been said that 50 is the new 30; 60 is the new 40; 70 is the new 50.  What, then, is 35?  It’s the constitutional age requirement to serve as president of the United States.  Since the framers’ 35 would be much older today when adjusted for longer lifespans, it’s too young. Modern medical methods have revolutionized our holistic well-being and make a mockery of traditional age categorizations.  For example, a new study proclaims that 60 is the new “middle age,” whereas 200 years ago, it would have been considered very old.  At our nation’s founding, the average life expectancy at birth for men was about 40, though our first presidents actually lived long past that age and were even elected well after the age of 35.  Youth is celebrated in our culture; nevertheless, maturity is generally respected in presidential politics.  After Walter Mondale made an issue of Reagan’s age in the 1984...(Read Full Post)