About this episode
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