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The New American Divide – Charles Murray

Jan 23, 2012

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in Demography, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Wall Street Journal: The New American Divide The ideal of an 'American way of life' is fading as the working class falls further away from institutions like marriage and religion and the upper class becomes more isolated. Charles Murray on what's cleaving America, and why. America is coming apart. For most of our nation's history,…

The Generation That Can’t Move On Up

Sep 28, 2010

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in Demography, Ecclesia, Economic News, Generations, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Wall Street Journal: The Generation That Can't Move On Up Most people assume that working-class members of the baby-boomer generation have been hurt the most by the outsourcing and automation in which millions of factory jobs moved overseas or disappeared into computer chips, a shift recently compounded by recession. But actually it may be their…

Levi Johnston Is an Insult to Working-Class Men

Jul 22, 2010

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in Business, Gender and Sex, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation, Wealth and Income

Slate: Levi Johnston Is an Insult to Working-Class Men (HT: Travis Greene) … But it's not true that working-class men are stuck in a patriarchal past that middle- and upper-class men have overcome. Among working-class men who do marry, their behavior as husbands and fathers is surprisingly enlightened, according to many recent surveys. Blue-collar couples…

Do Democrats Need To Learn Some Respect?

Sep 8, 2008

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Economist's View (Mark Thoma): Do Democrats Need To Learn Some Respect? If you are a Democrat, let me ask you a question. Do you truly, in your heart of hearts, respect the beliefs of a religious fundamentalist, someone who has a strong relationship with their church, opposes abortion, has doubts about evolution, and so on?…

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The New American Divide – Charles Murray

The Generation That Can’t Move On Up

Levi Johnston Is an Insult to Working-Class Men

Do Democrats Need To Learn Some Respect?