The kids of today’s working class have it worse in so many ways that climbing the socioeconomic ladder, as many of Putnam’s classmates in the 1950s succeeded in doing, has become dauntingly difficult. In “Our Kids,” Putnam describes the new cleavages on a national scale.Read more here.
This blog is looking for wisdom, to have and to share. It is also looking for other rare character traits like good humor, courage, and honor. It is not an easy road, because all of us fall short. But God is love, forgiveness and grace. Those who believe in Him and repent of their sins have the promise of His Holy Spirit to guide us and show us the Way.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
The American dream is in crisis
At The Federalist Charles Murray gives us a review of “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis,” by Robert D. Putnam. Murray believes the American dream is in crisis:
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