It's - the working class of San Francisco and the Bay Area is being pushed out of its old neighborhoods because of the skyrocketing cost of housing, and there's no real working class left because these are jobs for engineers and managers and designers - very smart people. George Packer areabayclass share on social
A curious thing about this rarefied world is that bloggers are almost unfailingly contemptuous toward everyone except one another. George Packer bloggercontemptuouscurious Change image and share on social
No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in this or that capital will have on the host country's international reputation, how a nation's prestige can be raised by its medal count. George Packer anymorecapitalcount share on social
It's essential for the U.S. and Europe to prevent Putin from going farther and reversing the hard-won independence of former Soviet republics. George Packer essentialeuropefar Change image and share on social
Americans almost never elect presidents on the basis of foreign policy. George Packer americanbasiselect Change image and share on social
Inspiration is an underexamined part of political life and presidential leadership. George Packer inspirationleadershiplife Change image and share on social
Partly what I'm writing about is the way taboos get toppled. George Packer partlytabootopple Change image and share on social
'The Assassins' Gate' is a very tightly controlled story of the ideas that led to the war and the consequences of those ideas in Iraq, and there is no doubt about where it is going and what kind of groundwork is being laid. George Packer assassinconsequencecontrol 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
The phrase 'change the world' is tossed around Silicon Valley conversations and business plans as freely as talk of 'early-stage investing' and 'beta tests.' George Packer betabusinesschange Change image and share on social
