Trust is a foundational element for economic prosperity, and societies need clear rules to maintain it.

“one of the surprising conclusions he comes to is that a huge part of what makes some countries rich and other countries poor is the presence of an almost universal trust in matters of trading”

A low trust society is caused by mass migration, a decline in civil society, and the absence of public religion.

“Massigration was a big part of it. We now have foreigners. People who don't share our customs, often don't share our language, sometimes don't share our religion, don't share our our common patriotism, our heritage in this country.”