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Thomas Byrne Edsall is an American journalist and academic known for his work on politics, inequality, and social policy. He has written for The Washington Post and The New York Times and has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Known for: The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics
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The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics
In this incisive analysis, Thomas Byrne Edsall explores how the politics of scarcity have reshaped American society and governance. He argues that the decline of economic growth and the rise of inequality have transformed the political landscape, forcing both parties to compete over limited resources and redefining the nature of social and economic conflict in the United States.
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Following World War II, America entered what could be called an age of consensus. Rapid growth allowed both political parties to promise progress: Democrats expanded social programs, Republicans supported business-friendly policies, yet the underlying prosperity made room for both. The middle class ...
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The End of Abundance
By the early twenty-first century, economic growth had become less generous and more selective. The government, constrained by high deficits and an aging population, could no longer fund expansive public programs without provoking intense partisan fights. Citizens began to see benefits not as public...
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About Thomas Byrne Edsall
Thomas Byrne Edsall is an American journalist and academic known for his work on politics, inequality, and social policy. He has written for The Washington Post and The New York Times and has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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