with that let's welcomeme michal strahan. [applause] >> thank you also much for gming, thank you for that generous introduction. the title of the book contains the argument that i am making that the american dream is not dead in the subtitle makes a secondary argument it's an excellent cover in no reason for you to read on anything. we will talk about that. what do we mean by the american dream, let's start from the top, there's many definitions and it means many different things to many different people, the freedom to choose your own life. to have a good life, meaningful work, good family, strong community, a comfortable retirement, homeownership is a big part of the american dream in the popularul imagination. i would argue a key part of the dream is based on economic success, no matter what flavor of the american dream you're most interested, no matter your particular definition, i think everybody's definition involves a large economic component loosely defined, the idea that your kids will grow up to be better off than y