Suddenly the whole world is talking about income inequality. But as this debate goes on, it is beginning to look as though the thing is being misconceived. The income-inequality debate is confusing ...

Evidence from survey research suggests that most people in the United States recognize economic inequality as a social problem in our society. And many of us are willing to acknowledge that ...

Last week I argued that income equality in the U.S. has reached historic highs (and also is greater than in any other advanced country) and that such inequality is neither necessary to produce growth, ...