“Americans’ average confidence in institutions has been trending downward since 1979…. Confidence finally showed significant improvement in 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…. However, average confidence quickly reverted and sunk further to 27% in 2022.” - Gallup
“…civil society is most characteristically populated by nonprofit organizations. As America approaches its 250th birthday, is ‘civil society’ a quaint concept to be relegated to the pages of Democracy in America, or does it still matter—even matter profound.” - Philanthropy Daily
“Trust in political and civic institutions highest for local and state governments, lowest for media and Congress” - Gallup
“…social media enables the same voices that (rightly) celebrate the downfall of corrupt institutions to wield significantly more power with even less accountability than their institutional predecessors.” - TGC
My recent research, with Cary Wu, explores whether differences in social capital across counties can help explain the differences in the severity of the pandemic. … Although there are many definitions, social capital refers to the norms and relationships that facilitate coordination and resilience within a community.” - The Public Discourse
