If it seems like cities these days are crawling with more young people than ever before, that’s because they are, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dear reader: did you realize that Washington — a seat of power which houses several large undergraduate universities, and a city whose economy depends quite a bit on young, cheap, driven labor — is an attractive destination for young people? No? Well then, it’s a good thing that the Washington Post is here to remind us!

Photo by Mr. T in DC The Wall Street Journal has one of their career trends by ordinal list pieces today on where young people in the United States are deciding to move during the recession, and once again Washington, D.C. is at the top of the list. We’ve heard almost all of this before, but here’s why the newspaper says the D.C. area is the best option for young job seekers:Government hiring is…

Are you plagued by the worry that all your friends make more money than you? Well Reuters’s Patricia Reaney has filed this story to confirm all those fears! The D.C. area has “the nation’s highest percentage of 25-34 year-olds making more than $100,000 a year,” according to The Nielsen Company. Well, that’s just grand for all of you, isn’t it. Pardon me while I reevaluate every single one of my life choices. In the…

You’d think that, once the Almighty found himself on the business end of God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens’ latest broadside, there’d be hell to pay. Instead, Hitchens’ book became an international bestseller, racking up laudatory reviews and garnering an even larger audience for his witty contrarianism. Which makes one suspect that perhaps The Hitch is on to something. As if it needed more attention, yesterday God Is Not Great was named one of five…