…  The operative definition of the American Dream has long been: In every generation, children will live better than their parents did. Millions of Americans, no matter where they start on the income ladder, still clear that bar. But to a greater extent than our self-image allows, success in America […] Read more »

… This sense that the contract is threatened intrigued political scientist John Kenneth White of Catholic University. “We have a lack of confidence by many Americans in the future of the country,” says White, who edited a collection of essays called The American Dream in the 21st Century. …”If you […] Read more »