American Dreams, Populist Screams

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 -Gordon Gekko’s brick phone -“Billionaires” -Elaine on stuffed crust pizza -Jeri Ryan is why we live in this timeline -DonorsTrust.org/dingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices