First published 2020
Pete Buttigieg confronts America's trust crisis head on. The former South Bend mayor and presidential candidate argues that trust forms democracy's bedrock. He traces how terrorism, financial collapse, Trumpist populism, pandemic, and systemic racism have shattered faith in government, corporations, experts, and fellow citizens. For many Americans, this trust never existed at all. Buttigieg weaves together historical analysis, political philosophy, and personal memoir to diagnose our current predicament. He shows how the erosion of social responsibility has created disastrous consequences across society. The book presents a framework for rebuilding accountability and offers strategies for tackling the challenges ahead. Buttigieg positions trust as the key to moving forward as a nation.
Genres: american, political-science, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, current-affairs
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-memoir, social-commentary
224 pages · Hardcover · Liveright