The Great American Grift isn’t a theory. It’s a mirror.

It started as a question that wouldn’t leave me alone: how did we trade meaning for marketing — and why does no one seem to notice?
I didn’t want to write another think piece or political screed. I wanted to write something that looked like the world I’ve seen — tired, overworked, sincere, and full of quiet contradictions.

This book is about that space between appearance and reality, where truth bends to convenience and decency is mistaken for weakness. It’s about people trying to live honest lives in systems that reward performance over integrity.

The title isn’t an accusation. It’s an observation.
The “grift” isn’t one man’s con — it’s the subtle transaction we all take part in when we value looking successful more than being fulfilled.

I wrote this book with the same tools I use to get through life: coffee, long drives, and blunt honesty.
Some of it will make you nod. Some of it will sting. But all of it was written to say, you’re not crazy for noticing.

It’s a conversation — between who we are, who we said we’d be, and who we still might become if we stop pretending everything’s fine.

What It’s Really About

• The illusion of progress in a culture obsessed with speed.

• The quiet disappearance of dignity in work.

• The rise of self-promotion as a substitute for worth.

• The cost of convenience — not in money, but in meaning.

• The possibility of rebuilding something honest from what’s left.

#11 Public Policy, Amazon (October 2025)

Why It Matters

Because somewhere along the way, the American Dream became a product, not a promise.
And maybe the first step to fixing it is admitting how it happened — together, and out loud.