Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not purely the result of economics, but the collapse of the institutions that made us successful, including marriage, church, and civic life. “Carney’s excellent new book, Alienated America, brings [civil society] literature into the 21st century by showing what the disintegration of social connectedness has done to today’s most vulnerable individuals and communities.”—Washington Post