Decline, Stagnation, Inequality: What’s the Problem Facing Americans without College?
We have arrived at an answer to my original question: How can no change explain change?
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Understanding the Data: The American Working-Class and the Economy
Declining labor-force participation ends up being yet another false sign of economic deterioration.
A Debate about the Roots of American Working-Class Discontent
There are other factors besides economic decline behind the cultural and social crisis we face
The American Dream Abides
'Declinists' say social mobility is a thing of the past in America, but in fact most Americans end up doing better than their parents.
Yes, the ’96 Welfare Reform Helped Reduce Child Poverty
The 1996 welfare-reform law was not perfect, but it unambiguously helped reduce child poverty.
Why the 1996 Welfare Reform Benefited Poor Children
The 1996 welfare reform wasn’t the only reason that hardship among poor children fell, straw-man arguments to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Middle Class Is Doing Okay: No Need for Gloom and Doom
Economic life is perhaps a bit less secure than it once was, but it's far more secure than Gabler and other doomsayers suggest.
Trumpism: ‘It’s the Culture, Stupid’
Voters’ resentment against cosmopolitan cultural elites explains Donald Trump’s political appeal more than does any concern they might have about the economy.
Being a Member of the ‘Hollowed Out’ Middle-Class Never Felt So Good
Despite the recent misreporting on a new Pew survey, poor and middle-class Americans are both substantially better off than 45 years ago.
Does the U.S. Have Lower Economic Mobility than Other Countries?
A Politico article by Michael Lind gets economic mobility wrong.