Richard V. Reeves

Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Future of the Middle Class Initiative.

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The Shame Deficit

As a transplant from England, I’ve been repeatedly struck by the weakness of norms against nepotism in the American elite—particularly the continued practice of legacy admissions.
- Richard V. Reeves
- April 19, 2022
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Progressives Lost the Election, but Their Ideas Are Winning

Cheer up, liberals.
- Richard V. Reeves
- November 10, 2014
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How to Save Marriage in America

Traditional matrimony—he brings home the bacon, she cooks it—is dying. But college-educated couples are pointing toward a new model with children at the heart of the union.
- Richard V. Reeves
- February 13, 2014