
(But Populism Could Kill It)
by Michael R. Strain
Recommended by Tyler Cowen
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Populists on both sides of the political aisle routinely announce that the American Dream is dead. According to them, the game has been rigged by elites, workers cant get ahead, wages have been stagnant for decades, and the middle class is dying. Michael R. Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, disputes ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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“I was happy to write a blurb for Michael R. Strain’s The American Dream is Not Dead (But Populism Could Kill It)”
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