Some good news on social inequality, for a change.

Recent research suggests that Americans want more upward mobility for the poor, but they don’t want it to come at the expense of the upper middle class.

President Obama and his team of economists understand how overregulation of land is distorting our economy. Shifting federal land use policy toward a pro-growth, pro-housing model would be a solid accomplishment for this President in the closing months of his tenure.

Jacking up the top marginal tax rate barely has any effect on income inequality.

A new study shows that Americans’ support for economic redistribution has remained constant or decreased, despite rising economic inequality.

The academy isn’t nearly as meritocratic as it pretends to be—whether in college, Ph.D. programs, or business school. But meritocracy is often a sham outside of the university, too.

A federal minimum wage would impose a fixed standard on a country with significant variations in the cost of living. Doing so hurts businesses where it’s too high and workers where it’s too low.

Religious affiliation can do a lot to instill habits that prevent poverty and inequality. Realizing this allows us to offer a more holistic account of poverty and its possible solutions.

There’s a potent but underreported contributor to income inequality in our universities: the party scene.

The parallels between our age and the industrial revolution are huge and important. Both parties seem to be overlooking them.