Should we endure the astounding levels of inequality that modern capitalism has engendered? John Rawls, the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, offers a powerful framework for considering this question. His work does not, however, provide a good guide to the implications of that framework, because his own response is ill-informed about how the U.S. economy operates today. Here, even Rawlsians need to move past Rawls.
I explain in a new essay at National Affairs.