American Dreams, Populist Screams

Episode 180

Is the American Dream dead? How are most Americans actually doing? Will the coronavirus kill us all? And most importantly, is Star Trek: Picard actually good? Repeat guest Michael Strain, author of The American Dream Is Not Dead, has all of these answers and more.

Show Notes:

-Michael’s book, The American Dream Is Not Dead

-Gunga Galunga

-Marco Rubio’s father as an American success story

-Ezekiel 25:17

-Irving Kristol on the power of ideas

-The New York Times on the power of lawns

-Josh Hawley at King’s College

-Brink Lindsey on U.S. culture after the 50s

-The Success Sequence

-G7 Coronavirus statement

-Oren Cass’ Cost-of-Thriving Index