April 30, 2026
Chicago’s “Disappearing Middle Class” Can Be Found in Its Proliferating Upper Middle-Class Neighborhoods
In a recent report with Stephen Rose, I argued that the narrative of a “shrinking middle…
April 11, 2026
There Are Many Reasons to Cheer Up About the State of the Middle Class
This piece originally appeared at National Review Online and is reprinted here with permission. Statistics show that…
March 24, 2026
Young Men Aren’t Checked Out. We’ve Closed the Paths That Once Guided Them
For the better part of a decade, a familiar narrative has taken hold: Young men…
August 28, 2025
The New Era for Nonprofits: America’s Old System of Federally Funded Nonprofits is Gone. What Comes Next?
For six decades, the federal government has both funded and relied on nonprofit service providers…
August 22, 2025
Are conservative women embracing the ‘Supermom’ ideal?
It’s not liberal but conservative women who are embracing the “Supermom” ideal made popular by second-wave feminism…
May 14, 2025
Libraries Are Doing the Work—Let’s Fund Them Accordingly
Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of visiting libraries of all sizes—from…
April 19, 2025
Workplace Segregation between College and Non-College Workers
Abstract We measure the level and growth of education segregation in American workplaces from 2000…
March 4, 2025
Alexis de Tocqueville and the Art of Association
Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat, wrote as a friend of democracy in America, albeit…
December 4, 2024
Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.
Abstract We analyze changes in pedestrian behavior over a 30-year period in four urban public…
October 16, 2024
Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
Despite improvements in material living standards, the erosion of social connections, civic engagement, and community…
October 11, 2024
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
Over the past half-century, virtually all aspects of social life have deteriorated in America. We…
October 3, 2024
The New “Old Girls Network” in the American Workplace
One of America’s great success stories has been the gradual opening of opportunities for women…