one of them is joel stein. a columnist for time magazine. he cause your generation "lazy, entitled, selfish, and shallow." [cheers and applause] what should we say to his claim? there's no doubt your generation will have to endure some challenges. college graduates in america today face a future that is more uncertain than ever before. in 1994, the department of education, 80% of students with new bachelor degrees are working full-time or part-time a year later. today that figure is only 73%. because degree is still an advantage, but but no longer a guarantee of a good job or successful career. the good news is that none of this is your fault. the bad news is that we are counting on you to clean up this of the previous generation. has a whole host of problems. it is investing less into the future. education spending is down. infrastructure spending is down. bridges are collapsing. how is it that your generation stands accused of being lazy, entitled, selfish, and shallow? [cheers and applause] it is your standard of living that has been impa

one of them is jewel -- joel stein, a columnist for time magazine. he calls your generation, lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow area. what should we make of his claims? there is no doubt that your generation is going to have to endorse and challenges. infact, college graduates america today face a future that may be more uncertain than ever before. in 1994, courting to the department of education, 87% of students would need bachelors degrees while working full-time or part-time a year later. today that figure is just 73%. still an degree is incredible advantage, but no longer a guarantee of a good job or successful career. the good news is that absolutely none of this is your fault. the bad news that we will be counting on you guys to clean up the mess that the previous generation left behind. punted onation has solving a whole host of problems. is investing less and less in the future. education spending is down, infrastructure spending is down, even as bridges are collapsing. to be atgdp spending a 20 year low this year. how is it that your genera

as for joel stein of time magazine, his critique came from a flat type of fiscal thinking. in his article, he references studies showing that people in their 20's are a little bit more narcissistic than people in people whoutler.-- are a little older. that may be true, but it has to do with age and nothing to do with your generation. the same would've been triggered grandparents and your parents when they were in their 20's. you can find articles like his dating back to 1907 which accused the emerging generation of being lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. somehow they managed to if the nazis, sentiments the moon, and then everything from the automobile to the ipad and distill great works of art, design, and philosophy onto the world. [applause] it is obvious by looking at you and feeling the energy in this room that your generation is about to accomplish just as many great things. we may need you to accomplish more than your fair share, in fact. don't lose that spark and energy as you move forward in life. don't lose your independence. don't lose your creativity. don't st

joel os stein joins me live. are you how?hey, doing great, piers, great to be with you. >> you're down at your lakewood church in houston which i passed by a couple weeks ago and felt spiritually moved and i thought the only person i know alive in the world who probably says jesus more often in 20 minutes than nik wallenda is you. what did you think of this guy standing there, risking his life? >> i was like millions of other americans, nervous and very concerned. you know, it's an amazing sight. he looked like a little speck out there in the middle of the canyon but all i could do is pray like he was praying, as well, ask god to help him. >> i didn't see anything like this. i didn't know it was on. i discovered it from twitter. my producer said turn this on and i was utterly gripped when i realized he had no safety apparatus whatsoever. you as a pastor, there is a man repeating over and over again jesus pray, god, and so on, if he had fallen, what would you have said? >> you know, i didn't really think about it. i guess my t