Often, foreign policy - which, by definition, is largely out of American control - is simply a matter of not doing the wrong thing, the unwise thing. George Packer americancontroldefinition 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
Surrendering to jargon is a sign of journalism's dismal lack of self-confidence in the optimized age of content-management systems. George Packer ageconfidencecontent Change image and share on social
Mark Zuckerberg has started an advocacy group for immigration reform. George Packer advocacygroupimmigration Change image and share on social
The hollowing out of the heartland was good for Walmart's bottom line: its slogan might have been an amoral maxim attributed to Lenin - 'The worse, the better.' George Packer amoralattributebadly Change image and share on social
I don't know if it's a male thing, but I've always been interested in how people respond to the stresses and dangers of war, how they react under fire. George Packer dangerfirehave Change image and share on social
A religion is not just a set of texts but the living beliefs and practices of its adherents. George Packer adherentbelieflive Change image and share on social