"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt

"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt

You may know David Leonhardt from his wildly popular New York Times newsletter, "The Morning." What you may not know is that David is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has spent years trying to understand why the standard of living for many Americans seems to be eroding. His findings are the subject of a new book, "Ours Was the Shining Future," which The Atlantic named one of the best of the year. He joins us today to talk about it.

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