The January/February issue of The Atlantic includes a forum titled “If Trump Wins.” It includes pieces by David Frum, Anne Applebaum, McKay Coppins, Caitlin Dickerson, Barton Gellman, Sophie Gilbert, Zoe Schlanger, and George Packer. Here is a taste of editor […]
George Packer
Does activism lead to bad writing?
George Packer of The Atlantic thinks so. Here is a taste of his recent piece: It seems natural for creative people to speak out at a time of crisis. We look to them for words and images that provide clarity […]
George Packer on historical research today: “What begins in research ends in dogma”
Here is the veteran journalist’s recent piece at The Atlantic: The new fatalism has its own historical causes, and they’re not hard to see: the failures of the War on Terror and the neoliberal economy, stubborn inequality, the disappointments of […]
The four Americas
Geroge Packer identifies four national narratives in his recent piece at The Atlantic titled “How America is Fractured Into Four Parts.” I am sure I will be talking more about this piece in the future. “Free America” draws on “libertarian […]