On Demand

A recent report from the Pew Research Center highlighted the alarming changes between a time in which citizens trusted their government and a period in which trust was -- and remains -- broken. Their June report showed that public trust had fallen to a "disturbing" and "near historic low" of just 20 percent. Alarms have sounded from multiple good government groups and leaders concerned about this decline. Trust in government is higher not only when government works better, but also when people have a better understanding of what government is doing, according to Terry Gerton, President of the National Academy of Public Administration. In his column in the WASHINGTON POST, long-time Federal Insider Joe Davidson put it plainly: "Uncle Sam isn't a trustworthy dude." So what is America to do -- especially in an age of AI and distrust?