Finalist 2024 Governor Generals Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist 2024 Writers Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing These days everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isnt working for anyone even those who appear to have it all. What is going on In this urgent cultural diagnosis author and activist Astra Taylor exposes how seemingly disparate crisesrising inequality and declining mental health the ecological emergency and the threat of authoritarianismoriginate from a social order built on insecurity. From home ownership and education to the wellness industry and policing many of the institutions and systems that promise to make us more secure actually undermine us. Mixing social critique memoir history political analysis and philosophy this genrebending book rethinks both insecurity and security from the ground up. By facing our existential insecurity and embracing our vulnerability Taylor argues we can begin to develop more caring inclusive and sustainable forms of security to help us better weather the challenges ahead. The Age of Insecurity will transform how you understand yourself and societywhile illuminating a path toward meaningful change.