The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which was based on popular sovereignty representing the people and those founders who wanted two houses, the upper house, the Senate, being the more aristocratic. George Packer aristocraticbasecompromise share on social
Jay-Z has kind of shown that you can get to the very top without waiting, without following rules. In fact, it's better if you don't. People will admire you more if you break the rules. George Packer admirebreakfact 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
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
Obama is the splendid fruit of a meritocracy. George Packer fruitmeritocracyobama Change image and share on social
In its lowest, most common form, inspiration is simple charisma that becomes magnified by the media, as with Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton. George Packer billcharismaclinton Change image and share on social
I've read a lot of war writing, even World War I writing, the British war poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves's memoir 'Goodbye to All That,' and a civilian memoir, 'Testament of Youth,' by Vera Brittain. George Packer britishbrittaincivilian 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
How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs. George Packer candidategovernpresident Change image and share on social
I think the mix of narrative and analysis that the 'New Yorker' requires is a perfect expression of what my parents each gave me. George Packer analysisexpressiongive Change image and share on social
