The recent presidential debate was no exception, defined by cheap slogans and petty insults. For all of their bluster, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris missed the mark on cold, hard policy. Nor was there a clear, uplifting vision for a divided nation based on its most unifying feature: The American Dream.
Again, we ask, “Where do Trump and Harris stand on the American Dream?” And, again, we’re left wondering. This matters because the American Dream keeps people hopeful about the future; it keeps Americans thinking about an aspirational vision for their lives and that of their neighbors.
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Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
Culture of Flourishing
The recent presidential debate was no exception, defined by cheap slogans and petty insults. For all of their bluster, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris missed the mark on cold, hard policy. Nor was there a clear, uplifting vision for a divided nation based on its most unifying feature: The American Dream.
Again, we ask, “Where do Trump and Harris stand on the American Dream?” And, again, we’re left wondering. This matters because the American Dream keeps people hopeful about the future; it keeps Americans thinking about an aspirational vision for their lives and that of their neighbors.
Continue reading at Inside Sources.
Gonzalo Schwarz
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
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