I am never going to be able to rest easy in having established a posthumous connection to my father. I'll always be groping for what I can't have. George Packer connectioneasyestablish Change image and share on social
America's vast population of working poor can only get so poor before even Walmart is out of reach. George Packer americapoorpopulation Change image and share on social
The Olympics are never just about sports. George Packer olympicsport Change image and share on social
The base of the party, the middle-aged white working class, has suffered at least as much as any demographic group because of globalization, low-wage immigrant labor, and free trade. Trump sensed the rage that flared from this pain and made it the fuel of his campaign. George Packer agebasecampaign share on social
Too many talented and supremely calculating politicians, including Nixon and Clinton, have destroyed their careers, or come close, by acting in ways that were obviously against their own interests. George Packer actcalculatecareer Change image and share on social
I thought Obama was in a position to do some things. I thought 2008 was a turning point in history, with him and the Wall Street crash happening at the same time, but you just learn that those entrenched powers were really entrenched; those decayed institutions were really decayed. George Packer crashdecayentrench share on social
As America has grown less economically equal, a citizen's ability to move upward has fallen behind that of citizens in other Western democracies. We are no longer the country where anyone can become anything. George Packer abilityamericacitizen share on social
Afghanistan can't police its borders, and its neighbors give sanctuary and assistance to insurgents. George Packer afghanistanassistanceborder Change image and share on social
Putin stands for the opposite of a universal ideology; he has become an arch-nationalist of a pre-Cold War type, making mystic appeals to motherland and religion. George Packer appealarchcold Change image and share on social
Gingrich was a far more volatile and aggressive individual than Boehner, but the institutional norms of self-restraint, and perhaps even self-interest, have broken down under the pressure of an increasingly abnormal Republican Party. George Packer abnormalaggressiveboehner share on social
