Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America

by Chris Murphy

A prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. This program is read by the author.

Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens. New technologies threaten essential human capabilities, like friendship, thinking, and creation. And a winner-takes-all mentality has given the rich and well-connected nearly uncontested control of our politics and has corrupted our government. The Americans have lost the sense of daily purpose and connection that are vital to happiness, becoming anxious, angry, and adrift. In this vacuum, Donald Trump, feeding off the emptiness and resentment, has come to power.

In recent years, Senator Chris Murphy has stepped forward to challenge the Trump administration’s assaults on our democracy. But he also sees that these assaults are a symptom of a deeper the abandonment of the common good as our country’s organizing principle. In his unflinching new book, he draws on history and political philosophy to expose how six different cults have seized hold of American life and paved the way to our current a cult of profit that punishes workers, a cult of globalism that weakens communities, a cult of technology that turns us against one another and poisons our young, a cult of consumption that undermines citizenship, a cult of credentialism that devalues those without degrees, and a cult of corruption that threatens democracy.

Refusing despair, Murphy offers a new politics of the common good that is both deeply rooted in our past and a radical challenge to the status quo. It is also capable of drawing support across the political as Murphy shows, a majority of Americans—including many Trump voters—favor policies that confront these destructive cults by curbing corporate power, controlling predatory technology, enhancing face-to-face connection, granting workers greater control of their lives, and removing big money from our politics. The common good, Murphy shows, is no object of nostalgia; it is a vital principle ready to be claimed today.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, History, Audiobook

304 pages, Hardcover

First published May 26, 2026

Reviews

[Karin Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this via audio with the author's narration. He does a good job with the narration and I found it easy to listen to as I gardened or went about my life. I didn't agree with everything he said, but I found myself nodding my head to much of what he said. I couple of his "cults" resonated with me: Cult of Profit, Tech and Corruption.

As today, Apple announced parental controls of phones for kids to limit screen time, access to inappropriate content and limits on social media. After announcing, Apple's stock plummeted. It seemed to me to be a prime example of these cults. A company takes steps to protect kids and investors reject that benefit - again solely focused on profit. I agree with Chris that our children need protection from tech and it's unlimited reach into their lives.

The cult that both terrifies me and confounds me is the cult of corruption as exemplified by Trump. I am afraid in a world that refuses to see obvious wrongdoing and is willing to allow, condone, and even justify these deeds. This is particularly troubling.

Chris offers some advice in this book, but I felt this could have been stronger. I read and acknowledge these cults - yet I am still wondering how best to combat them...

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, Senator! This is great, we need to rebuild our shared common interest and "small r" republican values as a nation. All about strangers and vying for a common interest, "not through policy alone but through people turning toward one another, one small act at a time". The "six cults" are accurate and I could not agree more.

While I think this gets to most of the root causes of a lot of our societal problems, I have two disagreements/pushbacks:

1. "Church" is not meant to be just a place of social gathering, it is a place of worship to God, where social interaction is an added outcome.

2. Building community, in my opinion, should include college. So instead of limiting what a college degree is for, the barriers for a tradition, community(and educational)-centric college experience should be made more accessible.

[Arnold Grot · Rating 5 out of 5]

America once defined the Common Good in its Declaration of Independence 250 years ago as individuals, social groups and businesses helping each other for the benefit of all. We lost that spirit of community and cooperation and became a fractured society. How? More importantly how can we regain it and fix the forces pulling us apart? Chris Murphy explains why and explores the path to regaining this founding spirit.

[Tara Ehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

All Americans who are ready to move beyond polarization and find a better way forward should read this book. I felt like Murphy was reading my mind and I would predict many readers would feel the same. At once incisive in its critique as well as hopeful in its outlooks it’s a true blueprint for a way forward if he can cut through the noise…

[andré crombie · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is pretty good for one of these books, which always seem to feature a cavalcade of what we in the business call Real People. starting out with PE corrupting youth sports was a nice touch.

i found the "cult" framing pretty weird, but the assessment of the country's many ailments is generally spot on. i like many of the solutions, too, though most of them don't quite match the severity of the problems.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yawn. Sigh. This book sounded like someone who just read some magazine articles about what's wrong in America and then reacted with personal anecdotes. A lot of what he talks about seems achingly obvious, along the lines of: College is really expensive and kids have to take out loans!

But this guy is a US Senator, so the reader can hope maybe he's doing something about our problems, except it doesn't seem like it. One concrete example is he says that the most popular thing he talks about in town halls is a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Great! How's that going? Has his state passed that? Has he generated some votes for that in Congress? Is he barnstorming the nation (including MAGA areas) for that and increasing public support? Talk is cheap.

The conclusion of the book about how we can all just donate some Christmas lights to a homeless shelter and make things better is bizarrely pathetic. We need government to fight for the common good. Maybe the good Senator should stop writing books and go move the needle on something.

[Ryan Silvola · Rating 5 out of 5]

This passage really got me:

Five days after Reagan's final speech, the weekly edition of Time magazine arrived at the White House residence-the last one Reagan would receive as president. On the cover was, for the first time, a New York real estate developer who, according to the issue, was America's avatar in a new era of individualism: Donald J. Trump. "Something about his combination of blue-eyed swagger and success," wrote the cover article's author, Otto Friedrich, "has caught the public fancy and made him in many ways a symbol of an acquisitive and mercenary age." Friedrich's article also quoted the noted gossip columnist Liz Smith: "Even if Trump is the truest, most flamboyant child of Mammon yet produced at this waning moment of the 20th century, I like his style."

Reagan's farewell address and Trump's first Time cover serve as near-perfect markers for a decade in which America accelerated its hard turn away from the social contract and toward the cult of profit, away from hometowns and toward rootlessness, away from the playground and toward the screen, away from citizenship and toward consumerism, away from democratic education and toward credentialism, away from accountable democracy and toward oligarchic capture.

That was nearly four decades ago. Those turns are now complete.

[(Lau)(ren)]

Okay, so. For the most part, this is a really well-done communitarian populist manifesto. I deeply appreciate Murphy's commitment to creating greater equality and deeper communities. He does a fantastic job articulating both the sense of alienation many people feel under our current oligarchy and digging into the reasons why that alienation exists. When he talks about the erosion of real-world communities, he makes sure to tie this erosion to a mixture of cultural change (of the "greed is good," everyone's out for themselves variety), government policy (including Supreme Court decisions), and technology, and I tend to agree with him about both the problems we're facing and the policy changes he wants to implement. He tells the stories of real people he's met in his years in politics but also sprinkles a seasoning of stories from American history throughout as well; not so much that it feels forced or hokey, but enough to create some context and remind us that most of the things we're facing now, we've faced before in other manifestations. Or maybe I just think that because I'm a history nerd, but I liked those little asides.

Murphy is also very, very good at talking across the aisle. He makes sure to frame everything in non-partisan language to the point that if I can convince my mom to read this, I think she'll really like the diagnosis of cultural problems here, even if she won't admit that her beloved Reagan was responsible for those things and even if she still resists Murphy's policy solutions.

He's clearly mastered the art of knowing how to talk to people who are predisposed to disagree with him. He uses traditional language to talk about economic populism; he emphasizes the importance of a big tent; he talks about our current problems as a kind of spiritual sickness that can be off-set by an embrace of virtues like mutual responsibility and care. I actually strongly agree with him about this, and I do think there is a hunger in a lot of people of all political persuasions to reconnect with ideas expressed through the language of souls and principles and such.

The problem is that he is so good at not alienating conservative readers--especially in the moments when he reminds us he's not against capitalism per se and suggests making temporary strategic alliances across the aisle--that I think he'll end up alienating some of the left-wing/progressive people who are most likely to work for the kinds of economic reforms he wants to see. I think I felt this most strongly when he used words like "elites" to talk about people who work in higher education. Which, like, yeah, sure the administration at Yale or Stanford or whatever is probably made up of "elites" but the people who are teaching Composition 101 at a local community college just aren't (in fact, they might be living in their cars) I think he really values higher ed and wants to see genuine reforms (as I do! academia is broken! just not in the way that the right wants us to think it is!) but sometimes he's not clear on what the problems are and I fear that conservative readers are going to fill in the blanks he leaves in a way that's actually in opposition to what he believes. I am very sensitive to the words people choose to use, and there were times where he was vague enough that alarm bells started going off in my head, not because I thought they signal that he's secretly a reactionary but because I'm concerned about how people are going to elide those vagaries. There are times where I feel like he bends so far backwards not to alienate the politically-disengaged that he almost comes across as agreeing with some of their complaints that I think are flat-out wrong...even though I don't think he truly does agree with them.

But on the whole, I think this is a really great strategy to approach the politically disengaged. He's right that if we want to get any kind of reform done, we're going to have to appeal to a lot of people and that sometimes that might mean uncomfortable bedfellows. I am much more of an incrementalist than most people on the left--I am not waiting for the revolution because if you sit around and wait for the Day of Judgment, you never actually change anything. We have to make small changes now so that others can make bigger changes later. Holding out for perfection helps no one, whereas even just voting for the lesser evil might make one or two people's lives better, and that matters.

If there's anything I've learned from studying the U.S.'s feminist and civil rights movements, it's that political coalitions need the people on both extremes. We need the radicals dragging the Overton Window to the left and we need the more moderate people who are able to get actual policy changes implemented. Murphy is clearly one of the more temperamentally moderate and practical people in Congress, and I appreciate the work he does, even if I sometimes personally wish his rhetoric was more fiery. I have to remind myself that other people are providing the fiery rhetoric and dreaming the big dreams, while he's trying to actually lay the foundation for a different world. It doesn't matter how big our dreams are if we can never actually do concrete things to realize them. And I would certainly rather live in Murphy's world of reigned-in, "responsible" capitalism than the one in which we currently live. It would be a big improvement, even if it doesn't go far enough.

So even though there were a few times that I felt conflicted in reading this book, on the whole I think it's great, and if this book and similar messages from other economically populist Democrats can reach a wider audience, then maybe we have a chance of turning the ship around. Just reducing the amount of money that corporations and billionaires can pour into the election system would be a start. We could then build from there.

As an aside, the wildest thing about this book to me is how it at once feels like all the proposals he's making are extremely modest and not nearly (dare I say) revolutionary enough, but they also seem, at least at this moment, so far out of reach as to be fantastical. Which says far more about our political and cultural moment than it does about Murphy.

[Linda Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a hopeful and practical release from what seems to be the cynicism of our current and collective state of mind. Senator Murphy doesn’t simply describe and bemoan this state, he clearly defines ways in which we can uplift our cynicism towards the common good. I am so glad and grateful to have discovered this hopeful and helpful book! Admittedly, there are parts of it that wade into the process of political weeds, yet I encourage the reader to keep going. The solutions offered pertain collectively, of course, but also individually.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first and last chapters are great for framing the issues and offering sound, rational alternatives to the current problems of greed-driven politics. Some of the middle chapters are re-hashes of well-worn articles, but the book is a worthwhile read overall.

[Kim Erwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe the most important book I’ve read this year. Powerful. Insightful. Hopeful. Highly recommend.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this! Health care will need more than a public option, but everything else here is wonderful.

[William Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Senator Chris Murphy gets it!!!!!

Crisis of the Common Good is the closest I’ve seen a sitting major U.S. politician come to correctly articulating the *real* problems we face as a nation, and offering some sort of a platform of policy solutions for addressing them. It’s not perfect, but it is authentic and earnest—qualities sorely lacking at the level of national leadership today.

The book rhymes so resonantly with, that it’s almost a sequel to, Robert Putnam’s The Upswing. That book, in occasionally dense academic jargon, traces the arc of American history since 1900 as broadly an I-we-I story — we went from a deeply divided, selfish, corrupt Gilded Age era to a golden age of solidarity, unity, and progress…..back to a Second Gilded Age today. Sen. Murphy largely agrees, albeit in much more approachable prose: we went from a “we” America to a “me” America, in so many aspects of life (spiritual, economic, social, political, etc). ((This book, I think, also rhymes with Anand Giridharadas’ writings, but that’s less relevant here.))

This book is largely a diagnostic of how we went from “we” to “me,” and how we might bend the course of American history back towards togetherness, community, solidarity, equality—and save ourselves in the process.

Of course, on the fringes, it reads a bit like a politician’s pre-presidential run campaign book. And, to be clear, it might be. But it’s not that in a real sense: this book is so much more serious, and simultaneously less self-serious, than a politician’s screed. It’s genuinely insightful, and not self-promoting.

Running for president is different from being president. I think Sen. Murphy would be much better at one than the other. Regardless, this is the kind of book that other leaders would do well to read, to internalize, and hopefully, to emulate as they set themselves on the project of fixing this damn country.

“The good news is that you do not have to wait for Washington. That would be its own kind of spiritual surrender. There is a role for all of us because the common good is not just a set of policies waiting to be enacted. It is a way of living, a decision each of us makes every day about our own priorities. It lives in the millions of small choices made by citizens who decide that their neighbors’ well-being matters as much as their own advancement. The choice to shop at the local hardware store. To coach the Little League team. To show up at the town council meeting. To know your neighbors by name. These choices, too, can crack the foundations of the cults [of profit, of consumption, of credentialism, etc].”

Let us all put in the work.

[ReviewingTheChapters · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chris Murphy’s Crisis of the Common Good is an analysis of what gives individuals a sense of meaning and purpose within American life. Beginning with the transformation of something as familiar as youth sports, Murphy gradually widens his focus to examine how American society has changed and what those changes have meant for our relationships with one another.

His discussions of profit and globalization reveal consequences that extend well beyond the economy. Technology has transformed how people interact, while consumerism has changed the way they participate in society. Education and political influence introduce further questions about opportunity and representation. Murphy brings these subjects together by showing how larger forces ultimately shape everyday life.

Murphy captures the importance of the institutions and shared spaces that give people a sense of identity. His exploration of technology adds another dimension by considering how greater connectivity can exist alongside declining personal interaction. In doing so, he demonstrates that progress can change not only how people live but also how they relate to the world around them.

His treatment of education and credentialism considers how formal qualifications have become increasingly important to opportunity and social standing. The discussion of consumer culture similarly explores how purchasing power has assumed a greater role in American life. These subjects allow Murphy to raise broader questions about preserving individual ambition while ensuring that people continue to feel valued within society.

Murphy presents the common good as something built through meaningful relationships and a willingness to accept responsibilities beyond individual interests. He also recognizes that rebuilding it cannot come from government or economic reform alone. Communities and individuals have an equally important part to play. This gives the book an encouraging sense of possibility after examining the forces that have reshaped American society.

Crisis of the Common Good succeeds in bringing a wide range of subjects into a cohesive examination of contemporary America. Murphy shows how developments that may initially appear separate ultimately reflect a larger question about what makes life fulfilling. The result is a work that encourages readers to reconsider the common good and the value of pursuing something greater than individual success.

[Seb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: ⭐️4/5

(Listened to audiobook)

If you are going to publish a book to set-up a presidential run, publish one like this.

Frankly, this gave me a far more comprehensive look at the type of candidate a politician is going to be over reading yet another memoir. Along with that the crises the book tackles has come to the forefront of current conversations. One only needs to look at Gen Z embracing movie-going as a social event or the mass expansion of locally owned bookstores to see how this has become more and more culturally relevant. We live in an age where our communities have become shells of their former selves as we seek vapid fulfillment to try and find meaning. This desire for the government intervening to help solve American misery by supporting connection and community has been gaining traction and likely will be a defining theme of the 2028 election.

But what holds this back is that you can clearly tell this is setting up for Chris Murphy’s presidential campaign. The book, having to do double duty, clearly takes away from the overall analysis. Secondly, for some parts of the analysis, it can feel very tacked on or not thought through. The support for Return to Office measures is one that sticks out like a sore thumb. Senator Murphy highlights the seeming loneliness of remote work but quickly ramps over the benefits of that flexibility and doesn’t even mention that a big reason why people like remote work is the increased ability to connect with their friends and loved ones. Considering the main thesis of this book is rebuilding connection and community… it feels bizarre to say the least.

Ultimately, the senators framework and identification of problems in American society is still a very interesting read despite its flaws. A book that gets me to consider my own community and how I can become a more active player in it is clearly doing something right. We all have to grapple with these problems and solutions as we try to stitch our country back together. For now though, we will have to wait and see if these ideas will stand the test of time and take root in our communities or wash away into obscurity.

See you after the midterms.

[Perri · Rating 5 out of 5]

✅ Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy—I am so glad that I read this book! Not only did Chris Murphy summarize the problems our country is experiencing, he also spoke at length about possible solutions, and acknowledged that there is good and bad/positives and negatives on both sides in our politics. Mostly he highlighted a goal of our country that I really can get behind. There are so many of his words I would like to quote… far too many! Therefore, what I’ll say is this: read this book, ponder these thoughts, discuss them with others, then take action…. even with little positive actions. Aim for a society “I’m not seeking a world that forsakes profit-seeking capitalism, global trade, technological innovation, consumer abundance, liber arts education, or the pursuit of political influence by the powerful. Just a society that balances those aspects of American life with a firm belief in something else: the common good. The simple, ancient idea that what matters most is that we belong to one another as well as to ourselves…..a common-good America…” This book left me with a feeling of hope and optimism (which seems to be in short supply these days!) I highly encourage you to read this book and consider and discuss the many good points covered within its pages!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chris Murphy for President! He demonstrates a firm grasp of many of today's most pressing problems while offering thoughtful, long-term solutions to address them. Among the topics he explores is the growing disconnect between the small group of people who have immense wealth and the rest of society. As he writes, "We are not bound together, only sorted by the size of our bank accounts." This simple but powerful statement captures one of the book's central themes: that economic inequality has eroded our shared sense of community.

He argues that many of the policies shaping society are created by people who are increasingly disconnected from the everyday experiences of ordinary citizens. The wealthy, he suggests, have been able to opt out of many aspects of the common human experience through private schools, private jets, VIP access, luxury boxes, and other exclusive privileges. The author raises an important question: How can leaders make decisions that truly serve the common good when they rarely experience the challenges faced by the people those decisions affect?
Chris Murphy for President!

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I previously had an impression of Murphy as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut primarily known for gun control advocacy. An interview about this book captured my interest as an articulation of the unease I feel about the underlying cause of our current dreadful political chaos. I think Murphy avoids seeing our situation as merely political. I found it helpful that he identifies six different ideological "cults" gripping our culture. The primary one is worshipping profits over people but, in total, the destructive "cults" undermine virtue and character. It's not a comfortable read but I found it helpful in identifying a personal pathway to identifying small steps toward meaning and connection in my own life. Politically, Murphy is persuasive in supporting a stronger left leaning than the traditional Democratic Party moderates espouse. I hope he is correct in his assessment that this represents the true center and a path to wellbeing for the majority, not the favored elite.

[Flint Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good book here. This is Chris Murphy’s unofficial “I’m running for president” book that outlines the policy path he sees as his lane towards 2028. And it’s…actually pretty refreshing? His vision is to recenter politics on a social contract that promises care for the common people and the common good. It’s wild and honestly a little confusing to read hundreds of pages about politics and really not come across any culture war diatribes. Murphy thinks America has been wrong to elevate the pursuit of wealth over everything else, allow outsized elite and corporate influence on politics, and hollow out our industry base in order to be able to buy more cheap stuff.

I really hope these ideas take root in the coming primary, even if Murphy is a long shot to actually win the nomination.

[Sam Sheffield · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book. While most books written by politicians are nothing more than campaign biographies filled with empty fluff, Senator Murphy's book is policy focused and community centered. He tackles a lot of the worst problems America is facing in a direct, hands on way that a lot of politicians do not. I think everyone, from all sides of the political spectrum should read this book. You may not agree with all of his proposals on how to tackle some of these issues, but I think it does a good job of mapping out how we got here as a country, and some of the ways we can come together to fix it.

[Helen Smart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not an American, but found this a pretty good synopsis of the state of the world and the issues we face with social media, algorithms and lack of meaning. Some of his solutions are solid, others are overly simplistic and unimaginative. Very much a get everyone back to church vibe, without acknowledging that people have left churches for a reason. Is it worth asking how we have community without faith? And forcing all people into community service? There are better ways to get young people engaged and do so in ways that will connect them to their communities

[James P. Gunderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A definite winner.

The idea of the erosion of the common good is not new, but the framing of the problem in terms of the six cults makes it more accessible. Don't expect an "ain't it awful" lament - this describes the problems and examines the underlying causes, and lays the groundwork for solutions. In today's world, it provides a well written and valuable place to stand. A place from which a person can take the small steps to contribute to the common good. Highly recommended.

[R. Templeton Kain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to the audio book, read by Chris Murphy. I borrowed it from the library and had to return it before I was finished so it took longer to get through than it should have. Murphy outlines critical weaknesses in the Democratic Party and shares a strategy for how to get the country back on track. He does this without vilifying the other side. I think this is refreshing. The problems in this country are “top versus bottom” not “right versus left”. I highly recommend this as a quick informative read or “listen”

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a timely and, to my mind, a great book. I notice that the Senator is alone credited so I assume he wrote it himself - that is impressive.
It is mostly really a sociological viewing of our society - presented in a vital and well communicated way.
It is a study of our society and our values going back even to the Puritans but not at all a boring history lesson.
So I almost never rate a book with 5 stars - this is reserved for the Grapes of Wrath, Gone with the Wind etc etc. Murphy did it to my mind.
Read the book to see a community view of our society.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've followed Senator Murphy a little bit, so I'm not surprised that I liked this book. I found it a detailed and astute analysis of many of the key problems facing our nation. He provides a lot of personal experience, history, and some scholarly references. Perhaps, we are seeing a time of political realignment. I think it will take that to get us back on a reasonably good track. Each challenge is addressed with some policy proposals and the conclusion includes some ideas for you and me to put into practice in our lives.

[C Salad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think he does a really nice job finding areas of consensus between left and right with a bunch of progressive reform proposals. There is (unsurprisingly) little to no acknowledgment that he himself might be part of the problem (flexing the millions in his coffers, denigrating the culture wars and the media ((rightfully so)) while also being one of the talking heads I see most on CNN and MSNBC programs

[Peggy McGowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I didn’t necessarily agree with everything- there are some very good and interesting points as well as good decent observations. Murphy divides the 6 chapters into cults - The Cult of Profit, Everywhere, Technology, Consumption, Credentialism and Corruption.
All have a message - though I feel The Cult of Technology should be shared with parents raising children in today’s society as well as school administrators etc.

[Jeff La · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chris Murphy acknowledges in the book that he is a politician, not a writer. He actually writes in a manner that is easy to read. I liked his ideas, and I enjoyed him as a person. I would vote for him to be my senator. The book is divided into six sections, each describing current problems in our government and suggesting solutions that make sense for the common man. It is a timely read, referring to recent events.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

What if everything wasn’t solely about competition and profit? What if we leaned into humanity more and tried to understand each other? What if we established a common good that is defined and upheld? This book dives into these ideas and dissects the cults that have woven their way into the fabric of society. While not perfect in a practical sense it provides much needed hope. It provides options for what can be done and how individuals can contribute.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voted in my primary election this weekend and was so depressed. Then I picked up Chris Murphy’s book. It gave me hope that we can find a middle ground between both parties. Murphy is a Democrat, but he offers good explanations, critiques of both parties and a path forward. We need community and we need to find our way back to each other again. I just hope it’s not too late. Murphy seems to think we have time. I hope he’s right.