Robert Putnam

And competitive bowling, it's friendly competition, but it is, you get a high when you get a strike, when you knock down all the pins with one ball.

And competitive bowling, it's friendly competition, but it is, you get a high when you get a strike, when you knock down all the pins with one ball.

And competitive bowling, it's friendly competition, but it is, you get a high when you get a strike, when you knock down all the pins with one ball.

But most important for these purposes, it's fun.

But most important for these purposes, it's fun.

But most important for these purposes, it's fun.

So now, back to the boy problem. We want to have something that's going to make fun for the kids. but it's also gonna bring them together in productive ways. And we did that. And wait for it, the Boy Scouts were invented in America. I'm doing this for memory, so if you're fact checking, I'm off by a year or two.

So now, back to the boy problem. We want to have something that's going to make fun for the kids. but it's also gonna bring them together in productive ways. And we did that. And wait for it, the Boy Scouts were invented in America. I'm doing this for memory, so if you're fact checking, I'm off by a year or two.

So now, back to the boy problem. We want to have something that's going to make fun for the kids. but it's also gonna bring them together in productive ways. And we did that. And wait for it, the Boy Scouts were invented in America. I'm doing this for memory, so if you're fact checking, I'm off by a year or two.

But between 1905 and 1910, virtually all of the major youth serving organizations in America were invented, the Boy Scouts. and the Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls, and Boys Clubs with a capital B, capital C, and Big Brother, Big Sister, and on and on. I mean, and they were all invented in five years. Quite remarkable. Why then?

But between 1905 and 1910, virtually all of the major youth serving organizations in America were invented, the Boy Scouts. and the Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls, and Boys Clubs with a capital B, capital C, and Big Brother, Big Sister, and on and on. I mean, and they were all invented in five years. Quite remarkable. Why then?

But between 1905 and 1910, virtually all of the major youth serving organizations in America were invented, the Boy Scouts. and the Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls, and Boys Clubs with a capital B, capital C, and Big Brother, Big Sister, and on and on. I mean, and they were all invented in five years. Quite remarkable. Why then?

Because that's when the boy problem, and more generally the isolated... youth problem began to appear.

Because that's when the boy problem, and more generally the isolated... youth problem began to appear.

Because that's when the boy problem, and more generally the isolated... youth problem began to appear.

I don't think that's up. I may be misinterpreted, but I'm really careful about my facts. By the way, and 4-H was actually created by the government. Most people don't know that people sometimes say government is going to spoil everything. 4-H was invented by the Department of Agriculture. Keep looking in your Wikipedia. I see it. It's right here. Okay. Back to the Boy Scouts.

I don't think that's up. I may be misinterpreted, but I'm really careful about my facts. By the way, and 4-H was actually created by the government. Most people don't know that people sometimes say government is going to spoil everything. 4-H was invented by the Department of Agriculture. Keep looking in your Wikipedia. I see it. It's right here. Okay. Back to the Boy Scouts.

I don't think that's up. I may be misinterpreted, but I'm really careful about my facts. By the way, and 4-H was actually created by the government. Most people don't know that people sometimes say government is going to spoil everything. 4-H was invented by the Department of Agriculture. Keep looking in your Wikipedia. I see it. It's right here. Okay. Back to the Boy Scouts.

I'm not talking about the Boy Scouts today. It's got a lot of problems, et cetera, but I'm talking about the Boy Scouts in 19—whatever it was, 1910, roughly speaking. Sure. The Boy Scouts is fun. Fundamentally, it's fun. I don't know whether you've ever been in the Boy Scouts.

I'm not talking about the Boy Scouts today. It's got a lot of problems, et cetera, but I'm talking about the Boy Scouts in 19—whatever it was, 1910, roughly speaking. Sure. The Boy Scouts is fun. Fundamentally, it's fun. I don't know whether you've ever been in the Boy Scouts.