Table of Contents
Foreword
Why America Needs a Great Resetting
Introduction
The Post-Trump Crossroads: Crisis, Change, and Opportunity
Part I — Understanding the Breakdown
How America Reached the Edge
Chapter 1 — The Age of Distrust
The erosion of institutional credibility and the rise of political cynicism.
Chapter 2 — Tribal Politics and the Media Machine
How partisanship, platforms, and profit broke public discourse.
Chapter 3 — Democracy Under Strain
Polarization, disinformation, and the fragility of constitutional norms.
Chapter 4 — The Social Fracture
Race, class, region, and culture wars in a nation divided.
Chapter 5 — The Economic Pain Beneath the Anger
Stagnant wages, disappearing jobs, and the geography of resentment.
Part II — The Great Resetting
Building the Conditions for a National Renewal
Chapter 6 — Rebuilding Trust in American Institutions
Government, media, science, and civic life.
Chapter 7 — Resetting the Rules of Democracy
Electoral reform, independent oversight, and restoring fairness.
Chapter 8 — Depolarizing America
Bridge-building strategies, public dialogue renewal, and civic education.
Chapter 9 — A New Economic Social Contract
Local manufacturing, worker dignity, small business revival, and tech reform.
Chapter 10 — Making America Governable Again
Structural fixes for Congress, the presidency, parties, and states.
Part III — Reforming Power
How to Reshape the Systems That Shape Us
Chapter 11 — The Information Reset
Fixing the attention economy, truth ecosystems, and digital platforms.
Chapter 12 — The Citizenship Reset
Civic identity, national service, immigration reform, and shared purpose.
Chapter 13 — The Justice Reset
Criminal justice modernization, equal protection, and community safety.
Chapter 14 — The Leadership Reset
What ethical, competent post-Trump leadership must look like.
Part IV — A New American Future
What Renewal Actually Looks Like
Chapter 15 — The Next American Consensus
How to build a unifying political center without erasing difference.
Chapter 16 — America’s Golden Decade Opportunity
AI, energy, geopolitics, and the chance to lead the world again.
Chapter 17 — The Rise of Civic Patriotism
From flag-waving identity to action-based belonging.
Chapter 18 — Becoming the Nation We Thought We Were
A vision for the next generation.
Conclusion
The Great Resetting Begins with YOU
