Guest columnist Allen Woods: Killing ‘the American Dream’ by murdering its dreamers

In considering the concept of “the American Dream” (The New Yorker, 6/29/26), Hua Hsu begins with its definition in a 1931 book: achieving “a better, richer, and happier life for all of our citizens regardless of rank.” That dream came true for two generations with the meteoric rise in economic production and income in 1945-75, […]