Preserving the American Dream ...

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ... 

Preserving the American Dream through meaningful equality of opportunity.

Certain conclusions may be drawn about the umpiring when the 400 richest Americans possess more wealth than the bottom half (150 million) combined.  And the conclusions are not all positive.  In the end, society's unrest may be traced to a failure to uphold Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism ideal of basic social justice which puts human welfare first.




Life among the Ordinary: Completing our Nation's Great Unfinished Business presents a rare, independent voice which celebrates the pursuit of happiness through the lens of our imperfect yet predictable human nature.  The product of comprehensive, multi-year study sets the reader upon a course to explore the provocative question:

Is there a practical solution to preserve the American Dream

which empowers ordinary citizens to do it themselves?

-Michael D'Angelo

Life among the Ordinary: Completing Our Nation’s Great Unfinished Business (Most Popular Blog Posts)

Here are the five (5) most popular posts from the blog dating back to its inception in November 2011:

1.   Map Keys (996 views):

http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/2012/04/map-keys.html

2.   Theodore Roosevelt and Noblesse Oblige (871 views):

http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/2012/06/tr-and-noblesse-oblige-part-one.html

3.   The “Unnatural Alliance” (622 views):

http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/2012/07/unnatural-alliance-part-two.html

4.   An Independent Voice (538 views):

http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/2013/06/an-independent-voice.html

5.   Thomas Jefferson’s Personal “Pursuit of Happiness” (507 views):

http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/2012/06/thomas-jeffersons-personal-pursuit-of.html

Happy reading!

- Michael D’Angelo