Growing up in Europe, the phrase “the American Dream” was as ubiquitous as apple pie. The concept was simple: work hard and ...

While writing his first self-help book about achieving the American Dream after retirement, retired professor and entrepreneur Ronald F. Whalen began to realize not only is it never too late to ...

For many people living and working in this country, the American Dream defines their aspirations. By hard work and meaningful ...

Is the American dream on life support? That’s the perennial claim of “declinists,” who are convinced that the American spirit of opportunity is at death’s door. That claim was recently ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “American Dream,” a concept so ingrained in the fabric of our culture that it’s almost become a rhetorical buzzword, often reduced to a cliché championed ...

Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream. Gary Waters—Westend61/Getty Images Quart is the author of five ...