Why the American Dream Increasingly Feels Like a Mirage

We've kicked the can down the road—but the road itself is now breaking apart.

Brian Daitzman is the Editor of The Intellectualist. Subscribe to his Substack.

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to spend eternity pushing a boulder up a mountain only for it to roll back down each time he neared the summit. The punishment was not simply physical exhaustion. It was repetition without arrival. Endless striving without durable se…