Of note: "The Decline of the Republic--and Philanthropy's Role in it".
Daniel Stid argues that foundations increasingly bypass building durable civic institutions, favoring top-down interventions resulting in deeper polarization. https://t.co/7Hl0hewl4J
Of note: AI can judge which buildings will be more empathetic and friendly can predict public preferences, could improve faster approval of human-preferred design from @createstreets
https://t.co/viWSHFVuAR
Of note: Utah ranked #1 in the Family Structure Index Report 2026 from @CCVPolicy and @FamStudies in a country where only 1 in 3 believe the American dream holds true.
https://t.co/5UVZBxD9K8
Of note: "We Took Away the Phones - Now What?" SCC Advisory Board member Seth Kaplan writes for @JonHaidt on the need to invest in youth groups and neighborhood activities to replace screen abstinence.
https://t.co/nTIMbpJqa4
Of note: There is a crisis of men without degrees being “left alone” by society... men without degrees have increasingly found themselves sorted out of economic and social life.
https://t.co/fEa9lNSvJ8
Of Note: Only 42% of Americans have a neighbor they can count on in an emergency. And the social capital gap is growing. Americans without college degrees have fewer close friends, weaker support networks, are less civically active
@LawLiberty
https://t.co/QXwFLL4gKv
Of note: "Reclaiming American Citizenship"
America has lost the reciprocal bonds of obligation, community, and shared purpose that once grounded ordinary life.
@AmerCompass https://t.co/5IzHpXYqSA
We are delighted to welcome @mrozekandrea to the Social Capital Campaign as Senior Fellow and Advisory Board member.
Andrea's brings expertise in family, marriage & civil society, with a great sense of humor and insightful writing.
Full team here: https://t.co/1bZwbsn62U
Of note: "One of the reasons our country features a lack of civic cohesion and a high level of political polarization is the fragmentation of our previous mass-media, mass-consumer common culture." writes @aaron_renn
Stephen Colbert Didn't Get Cancelled - Mass Culture Did - From 55 million to 6.7 million viewers in 34 years — and what that tells us about the end of America's shared mass-media, mass-consumer culture https://t.co/U26R0l4Vix
Much of the most effective work helping people build relationships and opportunity happens below the radar.
We’re starting to map it—across mentoring, workforce, schools, and community initiatives.
If this is your work, we’d value a conversation. (DM's open.)
Trust in national institutions is falling. Local trust still holds.
The Social Capital Campaign is relaunching to focus on what can be rebuilt—starting closer to home.
#OPINION: The ink has barely dried on Virginia’s constitutional amendment of 2020, taking districting powers away from politicians and putting it in the hands of a bipartisan commission. Yet another referendum is already on the ballot to reverse the decision.
MORE: https://t.co/EiXodPvVVO
A growing relationship drought has drained societal trust, now at historic lows.
The Virginia redistricting effort, focusing on national "fairness," looks set to make matters worse.
SCC Senior Fellow @chrisbullivant for the @dcexaminer
🇺🇸 REBUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL 🇺🇸
💰 35% of non-rich parents can't afford more kids
💔 40% of prime-working age adults are un-partnered
📉32% of American adults have 0-2 close friends
⚠️ 74% say U.S. is on "the wrong track"
Time to rebuild social capital: https://t.co/PXaPrr2ggd