Discerning the legal difference between what WikiLeaks did and what news organizations do is difficult and would set a terrible precedent. George Packer differencedifficultdiscern Change image and share on social
Trump has seized the Republican nomination by finding scapegoats for the economic hardships and disintegrating lives of working-class whites while giving these voters a reassuring but false promise of their restoration to the center of American life. George Packer americancenterclass share on social
Together, Apple and Walmart represent the intense separation of American life into blue and red, rich and poor, overpriced and undersold, hyperconnected and left behind. George Packer americanappleblue Change image and share on social
What I found in Silicon Valley is an industry that's sort of been kept a very far remove from Washington and had an attitude of 'Just let us do our thing and make the miracles that people love around the world and leave us alone.' George Packer attitudefindindustry share on social
If you've ever left a bag of clothes outside the Salvation Army or given to a local church drive, chances are that you've dressed an African. George Packer africanarmybag Change image and share on social
Jay-Z is a hero, Sam Walton is a hero - these are not exactly communitarian champions. These are - in some cases, literally; in others, just figuratively - gangster heroes. That's who is worshipped: people who get away with it. George Packer casechampioncommunitarian share on social
My readers know my views on politics and politicians because I make no secret of them in my comments for 'The New Yorker' and elsewhere. George Packer commentmakepolitic Change image and share on social
How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs. George Packer candidategovernpresident Change image and share on social
It seems in America you are stuck with the position you adopted, even when events change, in order to claim absolute consistency. That can't be good. George Packer absoluteadoptamerica Change image and share on social
If the presidential nominating process were an international sports competition, one would assume that top officials of both parties were taking envelopes of cash from town chairs in Durham and precinct captains in Waterloo. George Packer assumecaptaincash share on social
