Mending the social fabric of trust

The I → We → I Century

Dear Rethinkers,

I first came across Bowling Alone by Professor Robert Putnam over twenty years ago, as a grad student at Harvard. I was taking a course called People, Power & Change (now a book!), taught by the unforgettable Marshall Ganz. One day, he said, "You have to read this book."

I still have my dog-eared copy:

Flipping through it recently, a line …