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Middle class protest economic challenges in Paris, France

The Two Middle Classes

Politicians across the Western world like to speak fondly of the “middle class” as if it is one large constituency with common interests and aspirations. But, as Karl Marx observed, the middle class has always been divided by sources of wealth and worldview. Today, it is split into two distinct, and often opposing, middle classes.
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Is the West trending towards socialism?

The West Turns Red?

Will the West turn red? The new socialism represents, like Trumpian populism, a response to such phenomena as globalization, the rising power of finance and technological change.
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Why Can’t California Create Viable National Leaders Anymore?

California politicians like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan achieved national power, establishing the primary strands of conservative thought. Yet since Brown’s last attempt to win the White House a quarter-century ago, no presidential candidate from California has made a serious bid.
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