In Trust: America's Best Chance, U.S. politician Pete Buttigieg explains how building trust will become essential for establishing a democratic society in 2020s America.

The 21st century has seen an upsurge in populist regimes around the globe.

Social media algorithms are increasingly polarizing society.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a lot of mistrust in public institutions and independent media outlets.

The U.S. presidency of Donald Trump revealed some of the devastating consequences that data manipulation and misinformation can have.

Pete Buttigieg is an American politician and former military officer. He was the 32nd mayor of South Bend in Indiana from 2012 to 2020.

Buttigieg was a presidential candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Following this effort, he became Secretary of Transportation during the Biden administration.

In 2020's Trust: America's Best Chance, Buttigieg explores how trust has become a burning issue in American society since 2010.

Conspiracy theories, anti-vaccination propaganda, and climate change denialism is rising. This means building trust in government institutions, scientists, and the media is crucial.