04304cam a2200589 4500 542598118 TxAuBib 20211013120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250299239 1250299233 10c6f369-2cdc-4a22-8747-a8eed0cb5712 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3881189 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sasse, Ben. Them [Bridges Audiobook] : Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal. Macmillan Audio, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 255MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 255MB. new york times bestselling authors. political parties in america. democrats and republicans. political science books. democracy in america. midwestern politics. political divisions. American Politics . republican senator. economic collapse. Republican Party. American culture. american economy. political divide. american values. political books. midwest senator. opinion writing. books on tape. audio books. US politics. audiobooks. Nebraska. HTML:<p><b>This program is read by the author.</b><br /> <br /> <i><b>From the</b></i> <b>New York Times</b> <i><b>bestselling author of</b></i> <b>The Vanishing American Adult</b><i><b>, an intimate and urgent assessment of the existential crisis facing our nation.</b></i></p> <p>Something is wrong. We all know it.</p> <p>American life expectancy is declining for a third straight year. Birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party isn't just wrong; they're evil. We're the richest country in history, but we've never been more pessimistic.</p> <p>What's causing the despair?</p> <p>In <i>Them</i>, bestselling author and U.S. senator Ben Sasse argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, our crisis isn't really about politics. It's that we're so lonely we can't see straight—and it bubbles out as anger.</p> <p>Local communities are collapsing. Across the nation, little leagues are disappearing, Rotary clubs are dwindling, and in all likelihood, we don't know the neighbor two doors down. Work isn't what we'd hoped: less certainty, few lifelong coworkers, shallow purpose. Stable families and enduring friendships—life's fundamental pillars—are in statistical freefall.</p> <p>As traditional tribes of place evaporate, we rally against common enemies so we can feel part of a team. No institutions command widespread public trust, enabling foreign intelligence agencies to use technology to pick the scabs on our toxic divisions. We're in danger of half of us believing different facts than the other half, and the digital revolution throws gas on the fire.</p> <p>There's a path forward—but reversing our decline requires something radical: a rediscovery of real places and human-to-human relationships. Even as technology nudges us to become <i>rootless</i>, Sasse shows how only a recovery of <i>rootedness</i> can heal our lonely souls.</p> <p>America wants you to be happy, but more urgently, America needs you to love your neighbor and connect with your community. Fixing what's wrong with the country depends on it.</p>. Nonfiction. Sociology. Politics. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-12-09 17:22:37. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3881189-Them.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=10c6f369-2cdc-4a22-8747-a8eed0cb5712&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3881189-Them.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=10c6f369-2cdc-4a22-8747-a8eed0cb5712&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)