Will Gen Z be different when it comes to politics?

High schooler Robert MacDougall in political documentary Boys State.
High schooler Robert MacDougall in political documentary Boys State. PHOTO: APPLE TV+
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What would happen if you let a bunch of teenage boys run the government?

The award-winning documentary Boys State, which premieres on Apple TV+ tomorrow, follows some of the thousand or so Texas high schoolers who gather for an annual mock-government exercise where they compete in elections to build a state government.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 13, 2020, with the headline Will Gen Z be different when it comes to politics?. Subscribe