My July 30, 2025 column for The Dispatch looks at Aristotle’s warnings regarding the political importance of maintaining a large middle class, and discusses their relevance for today. I find a tight ...

The American middle class, caught between the affluent and the lower class, continues to face economic challenges. One major contributor to their struggle? Higher interest rates. Bloomberg recently ...

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, owner of The Washington Post and one of the world’s richest people. As an extraordinarily successful entrepreneur, Bezos has some lessons that he ...

While middle class families have never been defined by the same financial freedom that upper-class wealthy households have, they've almost always had a level of financial comfortability that set them ...

For generations, the middle class has been the bedrock of many economies, defined by its ability to afford a comfortable lifestyle – a home, reliable transportation, quality education for their ...

The Great Depression was a challenging time that tested the financial resilience of the middle class. Many found themselves unprepared for the economic downturn, leading to some costly mistakes. By ...

Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 Gallup Poll, 54% of Americans self-identify as middle class. Going from middle class to upper middle class ...

Upper middle class homeowners have the means to invest in more luxurious features compared to middle class individuals. At first glance, it might not look like there are that many differences between ...

The fluorescent kitchen light still flickers in your memory, illuminating not just your mother's tired face as she sorted through bills, but the profound life lessons hidden in her everyday exhaustion ...