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The American Dream is rooted not in Washington, but in family, church, and community. Alienated America is a fascinating blend of first class reporting and studious research. Pundits on the left AND right should read this book to understand America. It explains how Trump understood the people he now serves. --Jason Chaffetz, author, THE DEEP STATE

Tim Carney knows what the social scientists know, but he brings the numbers to vivid life for the nation as a whole--Hillbilly Elegy with a panoramic lens. This book transcends politics. In fact, it's especially for those who don't understand why people voted for Trump but are willing to try. --Charles Murray, author of Coming Apart America's real challenge lies far deeper than its political polarization and class division. In losing our connections to each other, we've lost ourselves. In this powerful book, Tim Carney not only identifies the causes of our drifting apart, he shows us the places across the nation where people are coming together and reknitting their social fabric to thrive. --Richard Florida, author, Rise of the Creative Class Tim Carney delivers a masterful contribution to the debate about what is driving our society's growing divisions. Rejecting purely material or demographic explanations, he shows that the deepest disparity facing Americans today is one of community. Clear and compassionate, Alienated America offers a roadmap for the restoration of our nation. --Arthur C. Brooks, New York Times Bestselling author of The Conservative Heart The American Dream is rooted not in Washington, but in family, church, and community. Alienated America is a fascinating blend of first class reporting and studious research. Pundits on the left AND right should read this book to understand America. It explains how Trump understood the people he now serves. --Jason Chaffetz, author, The Deep State

America's real challenge lies far deeper than its political polarization and class division. In losing our connections to each other, we've lost ourselves. In this powerful book, Tim Carney not only identifies the causes of our drifting apart, he shows us the places across the nation where people are coming together and reknitting their social fabric to thrive. --Richard Florida, author, Rise of the Creative Class Tim Carney delivers a masterful contribution to the debate about what is driving our society's growing divisions. Rejecting purely material or demographic explanations, he shows that the deepest disparity facing Americans today is one of community. Clear and compassionate, Alienated America offers a roadmap for the restoration of our nation. --Arthur C. Brooks, New York Times Bestselling author of The Conservative Heart The American Dream is rooted not in Washington, but in family, church, and community. Alienated America is a fascinating blend of first class reporting and studious research. Pundits on the left AND right should read this book to understand America. It explains how Trump understood the people he now serves. --Jason Chaffetz, author, The Deep State

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Timothy P. Carney is the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money and Obamanomics: How Barack Obama is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses.

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