“Institutional distrust has been rising for decades. … Trust in Congress is in the basement. … We’ve made enemies out of one another.” And much of this estrangement is grounded in false beliefs and conspiracy theories.
Americans once were renowned for their scientific acumen and practical common sense. Then truth and reality became politicized. A Scientific American article explores some of the specific and concrete things that can be done which might put our country on an even keel again. Read it here. There’s also an article about the “shared psychosis” of Trump and his followers here.