For most Americans, the pursuit of great wealth is more fantasy than reality. The real pursuit, for most, has been the promise of a “middle class lifestyle”. But what does “middle class” mean, in real terms, in 2011? You probably consider yourself “middle class” if you have a roof over your head, live in a […]
To Have & Have Not: Are All Men Created Equal?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” This quote is practically religion in the United States. Many historians consider it to be the most significant and enduring of all texts of the American Revolution. So what if I told you it was false? And that our insistence on its […]