The Devalued American Dream ^45.2%

American Thinker - By Michael Applebaum - 7/3/2026, 12:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 24.3% - Hasty Generalization 23.6% - Negativity Bias 13.8%

The American Dream was never a promise of guaranteed success or material comfort. It was a promise of opportunity—the right to rise through discipline, labor, perseverance, and moral character, regardless of birth "station." It guaranteed nothing except the opportunity to participate in the contest of life. What happened next, i.e., how... more