Tag archive for ‘american dream’

Letter - American Dream confusion

Dear Mr Treul;
You noted in your recent editorial, that the American Dream is not real. If this were true, why is it that the US has to limit immigration? Why is it that Mexicans will go to the most extreme lengths to come here illegally? Wouldn’t the word have gotten out by [...]

Column - Die already, American Dream

In this intolerably drawn-out election cycle, perhaps not one thing strikes me as more socially dishonest than the candidates’ continued promotion of a hazy, mystical idea known throughout history as “the American Dream.”
If social security is the third rail of American politics, then “the American Dream” ought to be a first-class ticket to victory. For [...]