How Can We Restore Trust in Political Institutions? w/ Sherman Tylawsky | Politics with Paul #107

How did we come to have such disturbingly low trust in so many American political institutions? And how do we restore that faith? Today's Politics with Paul guest, Sherman Tylawsky of the George Washington Institute, discusses these questions and more. Tune in to hear his insights on why it is important to have some faith (but not blind and unthinking faith) in the basic organizations, rules, and systems of American politics; why this lack of trust is a threat to democracy; and how fixing the problem is attainable.

SHERMAN'S LINKS

• George Washington Institute: https://georgewashingtoninstitute.org/
• Friends & Fellow Citizens Podcast: https://ffc.buzzsprout.com/
• Friends & Fellow Citizens Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendsfellowcitizens

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(0:00) Intro: Sherman Tylawsky and Trust in Political Institutions (1:51) Why Sherman Got Invested in Trust in Political Institutions (5:28) The George Washington Institute and What it Does (10:17) How Understandable is the Distrust of Institutions? (17:31) Is There a Difference Between Trust and Respect? (23:44) What Institutions are Trusted or Maligned the Most? (31:52) Party and Ideology Labels' Impact on Faith in Institutions (41:05) How Improving Civics Would Boost Trust in Institutions (50:00) How to Convince People to Have More Faith in Institutions (58:53) Random Question: The Word You'd Ban From the English Language (1:01:49) Closing and Links to Our Works