Americans Don't Trust Government and It Shows

Americans Don't Trust Government and It Shows

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Rodeo Clown, Political Voice, Trust in Government

Episode: Rodeo Clown, Political Voice, Trust in Government

  • Oct 19, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 18:53 mins

Guest: Jack Citrin, Professor of Political Science, U.C. Berkeley Choosing to vote or to get involved in a campaign or contact your representative or donate to a candidate requires some confidence that what you do will make a difference, doesn’t it?  You need a certain level of trust that the people in power actually care about things that matter to you -- trust that, given the opportunity, those people will do the right thing.