How Estrangement Has Become an Epidemic in America

He’s a father of a 28-year-old son and he’s hurting. A retired police officer, he proudly voted for Donald Trump every time he ran and never hid his political beliefs from his family. “My son and his wife say that since I’m a fan of Trump they’re no fan of mine and cut me off,” he said. “Now I can’t see my only grandchild who I was so close to. It’s crazy and it’s tragic.” 

It’s also increasingly common. The 2024 election spatchcocked the nation, widening a rift that was exposed in 2016...