Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

And that is a community in which people are more connected with one another. The whole community functions better, not just the two people involved in a given exchange, but let me give an example from education. If I, as a parent, get involved in my child's school, I join the PTA or I volunteer in the classroom or whatever, that turns out to be good for my child.

And that is a community in which people are more connected with one another. The whole community functions better, not just the two people involved in a given exchange, but let me give an example from education. If I, as a parent, get involved in my child's school, I join the PTA or I volunteer in the classroom or whatever, that turns out to be good for my child.

And that is a community in which people are more connected with one another. The whole community functions better, not just the two people involved in a given exchange, but let me give an example from education. If I, as a parent, get involved in my child's school, I join the PTA or I volunteer in the classroom or whatever, that turns out to be good for my child.

But the astonishing thing is my getting involved has even more effect on the success and the happiness and so on of other kids in the school, even the kids I don't actually see. That's this external effect, if I can put it that way. And in some sense, that's the big picture of Bowling Alone, and it's why...

But the astonishing thing is my getting involved has even more effect on the success and the happiness and so on of other kids in the school, even the kids I don't actually see. That's this external effect, if I can put it that way. And in some sense, that's the big picture of Bowling Alone, and it's why...

But the astonishing thing is my getting involved has even more effect on the success and the happiness and so on of other kids in the school, even the kids I don't actually see. That's this external effect, if I can put it that way. And in some sense, that's the big picture of Bowling Alone, and it's why...

I don't want to claim that I'm a prophet, but in the book Bowling Alone, which was written almost 30 years ago, 25 to 30 years ago, I talked about the decline in these connections, decline in what I called social capital. And I said, gosh, if this continues, it's going to be bad for American democracy. We're going to have more polarized politics and so on. That was 30 years ago.

I don't want to claim that I'm a prophet, but in the book Bowling Alone, which was written almost 30 years ago, 25 to 30 years ago, I talked about the decline in these connections, decline in what I called social capital. And I said, gosh, if this continues, it's going to be bad for American democracy. We're going to have more polarized politics and so on. That was 30 years ago.

I don't want to claim that I'm a prophet, but in the book Bowling Alone, which was written almost 30 years ago, 25 to 30 years ago, I talked about the decline in these connections, decline in what I called social capital. And I said, gosh, if this continues, it's going to be bad for American democracy. We're going to have more polarized politics and so on. That was 30 years ago.

And the reason that there's now a little bit of a new wave of interest in my work is is that I turned out to be right. I mean, even more right than I thought. If you've not noticed, American politics is in a pickle right now. And the fundamental reason for that is because for the last 30 or 40 years, we as a country have become less and less connected with one another.

And the reason that there's now a little bit of a new wave of interest in my work is is that I turned out to be right. I mean, even more right than I thought. If you've not noticed, American politics is in a pickle right now. And the fundamental reason for that is because for the last 30 or 40 years, we as a country have become less and less connected with one another.

And the reason that there's now a little bit of a new wave of interest in my work is is that I turned out to be right. I mean, even more right than I thought. If you've not noticed, American politics is in a pickle right now. And the fundamental reason for that is because for the last 30 or 40 years, we as a country have become less and less connected with one another.

Okay. So All of it who told you that knows that that's untrue. And the reason I know he knows it is because I had a conversation with him, which I recorded in 2006, which he admitted that that was a lie. And here's what happened, Megan. In that claim that ethylmercury is quickly excreted from the body,

Okay. So All of it who told you that knows that that's untrue. And the reason I know he knows it is because I had a conversation with him, which I recorded in 2006, which he admitted that that was a lie. And here's what happened, Megan. In that claim that ethylmercury is quickly excreted from the body,

Okay. So All of it who told you that knows that that's untrue. And the reason I know he knows it is because I had a conversation with him, which I recorded in 2006, which he admitted that that was a lie. And here's what happened, Megan. In that claim that ethylmercury is quickly excreted from the body,

In my jargon, less and less social capital. Does that make sense?

In my jargon, less and less social capital. Does that make sense?

In my jargon, less and less social capital. Does that make sense?

Yes. Once upon a time there was a debate, you know, probably now 25 years ago, there was a thought that maybe— Well, we don't actually have to be in somebody's presence. We could see them on Zoom or the social media would be just as good as actual social connections. For quite a while, the evidence has been that Facebook is not as good as bowling leagues.

Yes. Once upon a time there was a debate, you know, probably now 25 years ago, there was a thought that maybe— Well, we don't actually have to be in somebody's presence. We could see them on Zoom or the social media would be just as good as actual social connections. For quite a while, the evidence has been that Facebook is not as good as bowling leagues.