Bowling alone in the White House

Donald Trump's executive orders will alienate U.S. allies and harm U.S. interests.
President Trump's commitment to putting 'America first' requires a clear vision of what 'first' means, write Ian Smillie and Larry Minear.
In a 1995 essay, Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital, political scientist Robert Putnam lamented a decline in the social interaction that is so integral to civic engagement, democracy, and a country’s fundamental cultural fabric. In the U.S. he saw people disengaging from...

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