Colloquy Podcast: Is the US Economy “Fair Enough”? Economic inequality has skyrocketed in the West since the 1970s, especially in the United States. So why have US politicians been unable to build sustained support for policies of redistribution? Social scientist Charlotte Cavaillé, PhD ’14, author of the recent book Fair Enough , points to an underexamined cause: the complicated ways people think about fairness. Emily J. Crowell Mon, 08/17/2026 - 10:39