The United States is a country with a prosperous past, but also one straddled with an uncommonly uncertain future. Standing in the long customs line at Newark Liberty International Airport when I ...

Explore the American Dream's evolution, challenges, and measurement. Learn how success is defined today and if homeownership ...

A friend recently asked me a question that touched me to the core. "Peter, with everything you've experienced and seen, do you still have a dream for America?" I had to really think about that ...

THE AMERICAN DREAM — often idealized by the house and white picket fence — has been debated, pondered and relentlessly pursued by those who have lived in the United States for generations, as well as ...

Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream. With the 250th birthday of the United States coming up in July 2026, it’s worth stepping back to examine a concept ...

It is a Thanksgiving dinner tradition for the Williams family. We have a kids’ table, separate from the adults’ table. One of the joys of getting this old, 71, is watching the years go by and the ...

Marianne Leone, in the lower left, on stage performing Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island Symphony: The Dream of America" with the Plymouth Philharmonic in 2012. (Denise J. Macaferri courtesy Marianne Leone) ...

For some years, I have been asking myself why in my country, Iran, America is considered a land of hope and success. Your recent trip to Iran gave a new dimension to my questioning and made me more ...