We've become a nation of solitary individuals, cut off from the very spaces and rituals that once made us whole.
Solitary American explores how we got here and how we get back by examining the policies, cultural forces, and design decisions that either foster human connection or fragment it entirely in narrative.
From dive bars strangled by permits to nightclubs closed by noise complaints, from the demonization of spirits to the algorithmic curation of community, we're documenting the systematic dismantling of the infrastructure that brings people together.
But this isn't just cultural criticism. It's a blueprint for rebuilding.
Through the lens of hospitality, policy, and the sacred art of gathering, we'll explore what it means to design a society that creates belonging instead of isolation. Because the infrastructure of human connection is broken, but infrastructure can be rebuilt.
Join us in the conversation as we build anew: solitaryamerican.com
