Between bombshell op-eds and a federal court case on college admissions, race-based affirmative action is back in the pundits' spotlight. Earlier this week, Peter Beinart joined Ross Douthat in ...

Since we have never been ruled by any other bunch, we can arguably conclude that the continuing mass poverty in the country ...

Joe Biden is obsessed with the American middle class. It’s the very spine of the US economy, as the president regularly puts it, and the deliberate target of everything from his administration’s ...

In the United States and other developed countries, the middle-class has long been the indicator of a strong economy. They’re our teachers, accountants, nurses and more. Having a healthy middle class ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The comment sections of TikTok’s “middle-class house tours” feature thousands of Americans arguing about what qualifies as middle ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

Upper-middle-class status has always been a moving target, but the next year will be especially pivotal as inflation, wage growth and housing costs collide. To get a realistic picture of where the bar ...