Why the US Constitution Needs the Middle Class

Guest: Ganesh Sitaraman, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University, author of “The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution” We’ve been hearing for some time about the shrinking middle class in America – how people are getting either richer or poorer and the gap between them is widening. But if many in the middle class are moving up to wealthier ranks, what’s the problem? Do we really need a large group of people in the economic middle in order for America to function?