The Inequality Myth: Western Societies Are Growing More Equal, Not Less
2025-05-19 Foreign Affairs
Popular Science
Reference
Waldenström, Daniel (2025). “The Inequality Myth: Western Societies Are Growing More Equal, Not Less”. Foreign Affairs, May 19.
Waldenström, Daniel (2025). “The Inequality Myth: Western Societies Are Growing More Equal, Not Less”. Foreign Affairs, May 19.
Author
Daniel Waldenström
Spend a few minutes browsing political commentary or scrolling social media and you will discover a seemingly settled truth: inequality in the West is soaring, the middle class is being hollowed out, and democracies stand on the brink of oligarchy.