disconnect in society and between the haves and have nots. has always existed but the gulf is getting wider. this may ultimately lead to the country's downfall. bill bishop wrote the book "the big sort" real quick, we drifted apart. no more elks club, no more rotary, et cetera, et cetera, when we re-engaged in the internet era, it was easy to associate with the like-minded. look at the fragmentation of the media. this weekend is an exception. we're all going to watch the nfl, right? but we don't have common experiences anymore. that's my scompexplanation. we want to know which poses a greater threat to the social fabric of the united states, differences in race or differences in class? still to come, new cdc data, booster shots sharply increase