Although our coins read "In God we trust," trust is a scarce commodity these days. Perhaps we have forgotten the Ten Commandments of Trust.

The issue of trust is one of the most crucial question facing postmoderns today.

- The catch phrase of the wildly popular "X Files" TV show declares, "Trust no one; fear everything."

- The mistrust between Republicans and Democrats has led to multiple forced government shutdowns as the battle over who can be trusted to balance the federal budget rages.

- Social "Security" is now considered a big joke by workers under the age of 45 who have no trust in that quickly going-broke system of "trust funds."

- Parents are frantically searching for sure-fire ways to lock their kids away from the pornography that has spread all over the Internet.

- The ins…