An online debate began when a European man lampooned the concept of American culture. Then a lot of Americans began agreeing ...

Seventy-six years after its founding, the National Book Awards remain a cultural barometer-revealing not just what America ...

The new Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, created by the Wall Street “junk bond king,” offers Washington an ...

Before Gatsby defined the American Dream, Willa Cather’s 'A Lost Lady' captured its rise and decay through Marian Forrester’s ...

Another TikTok creator, Ruthie Elizabeth, said, “The American dream is just not for me any longer.” Instead, she wants to ...

My grandparents landed on Ellis Island in 1902 with their 1-year-old son, my father, in their arms. Twenty-seven years later, in 1929, I was born. They had fled what was taking place in Tsarist Russia ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. What is the American Dream? It is a complicated question, but ...

The American Dream is something that many families aspire to achieve. Every person’s idea of the vision varies, but it often includes owning a home and achieving financial goals. It’s easy to believe ...

As the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, national pride is at a historic low. But new data reveal that belief in the American Dream remains alive and well. Roughly "7 in 10 Americans are optimistic ...