American Nightmare
Plus: Curtis Sliwa hit piece, China's military parade, Florida's vaccine mandates, and more...
American Dream
69 Percent of Americans Say American Dream Is Not Dead
Americans are increasingly optimistic about their ability to attain the American Dream, according to a new survey.
Independence Day Reminds Us You Can Be American by Choice
Despite our problems, the U.S. offers the sort of freedom, liberty, and opportunity that is anathema to many places around the world.
The Everglades Jetport Was Supposed To Be a World Wonder. Now It's 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Our dreams have fallen from supersonic world travel to jailing migrants who've hurt no one.
Cheap Stuff Is a Huge Part of the American Dream
Plus: Polyamorous cannabis regulators (and a corruption scandal), deportation misses, and more...
The Brutalist Is Great American Cinema
Architecture and ambition collide in Brady Corbet's post-war epic.
Forty-Five Years in America
Today is the 45th anniversary of the Somin family's arrival in America.
Federal Safety Regulators Say 43 Percent of Tested Fireworks Are Illegal. God Bless America.
Fireworks consumption is at record levels even as fireworks injuries fall.
Poll Finds That Americans Care Less About 'Community Engagement.' Government Is Largely to Blame.
The ballooning of government has 'crowded out’ institutions of civil society, says AEI’s Howard Husock.
Is California Over?
Why the Golden State is losing people, business, and a congressional seat
Michael Strain Wants You To Believe in the American Dream
The economy is broadly healthy and that it's benefiting nearly everyone—including the lower-income households who need it most.
Is the American Dream Dead?
When Americans feel like the future will be worse than the past, reactionary and socialist ideologies ascend.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Black Man: Thomas Chatterton Williams
The new memoir Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race is a powerful personal statement and national call to arms.
Forty Years in America
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Somin family's arrival in America.
Report from 'Alienated America': Podcast
For his new book, Timothy Carney toured parts of the country that are working and parts that are not. What he found is deeply disturbing.
Regulating Away the American Dream
Government mostly hinders us, and then brags that it is waiting to take charge when we fail.
You Have an 85 Percent Chance of Being Poor
But don't worry, you also have a 77 percent chance of being affluent
