Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
What Happens When Social Trust COLLAPSES?
February 6, 2024
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the sweet cinnamon scent of fried dough and its potential deadliness prompts the gang to discuss social trust. As Seamus explains, trade and cooperation are essential for healthy societies, yet both flounder without a minimum degree of social trust.
CREDITS:
Written by Sean Malone and Seamus Coughlin
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_(social_science)
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2007/02/22/americans-and-social-trust-who-where-and-why/
https://ourworldindata.org/trust
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41638856
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/freemarketinstitute/research/origins/papers/TheImpactofSocialTrustandSystemSupportonEconomicFreedom.pdf