"Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America" by Chris Murphy. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Published in 2026.

Book description: Connecticut Senator, Chris Murphy assesses and discusses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one. For over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens. New technologies threaten essential human capabilities, like friendship, thinking, and creation. And a winner-takes-all mentality has given the rich and well-connected nearly uncontested control of our politics and has corrupted our government. Senator Murphy also proposes possible solutions to this decline.

I was aware of many of these problems and this crisis point. Yet, I learned much from reading this book. It broadened my perspective and thinking on multiple levels.

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