Skip to main content

The Great Gatsby

Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana, left, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, right, at a rally to keep the U.S. out of World War II.
Book Talk

How the American Dream Went From Meaning Equality to Meaning Capitalism

Literary scholar Sarah Churchwell discusses the shifting meanings of "America first" and "the American dream."

By Brandon Tensley
pink-class-connotations
Social Justice

The Class Connotations of the Color Pink

What can you tell, if anything, about a man who wears a color that has been linked to femininity here in the United States?

By Jay Livingston