Even while writing about foreign places, I have been in a way writing about America, because that's the subject that interests me the most. I'm attached to it, critical, but it's definitely my country, and maybe even more so when I'm overseas. George Packer americaattachcountry share on social
The best example of Obama's success in foreign policy is Iran. George Packer foreigniranobama Change image and share on social
WikiLeaks is not a news organization; it is a cell of activists that is releasing information designed to embarrass people in power. George Packer activistcelldesign Change image and share on social
Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education, housing, and health care. George Packer americanbuycare Change image and share on social
Last year, in the year 2008, it just became normal to watch great American institutions crumble, almost dissolve like sand. George Packer americancrumbledissolve Change image and share on social
Pay attention to other people's nightmares because they might be contagious. George Packer attentioncontagiousnightmare Change image and share on social
Everything seems set up for success in digital journalism - money, eyeballs, software, brands. George Packer branddigitaleyeball Change image and share on social
The idea of solving as huge and long-term a problem as inequality - which, for my money, is the biggest single problem we have here at home - just never gets serious concern from both sides. George Packer bigconcernhome Change image and share on social
Abstract sympathy with the working class as an economic entity is easy, but the feeling can vanish on contact with actual members of the group, who often arrive with disturbing beliefs and powerful resentments - who might not sound or look like people urban progressives want to know. George Packer abstractactualarrive 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
