Rethink: Why trust requires more than just honesty

On truthfulness, kindness and the boundaries of honesty

Dear Rethinkers,

Do you ever have one of those weeks where so many different things you see, feel and hear point to one word? For me, it’s been honesty. The thread started down in Cornwall on a camping trip where homemade honesty boxes are used to pay for eggs, jam and even parking. My kids pointed out that the owners must trust people to leave the money…