
The Rural Rebellion Will Decide This Election

Call its narrative Just America. It’s another rebellion from below. As Real America breaks down the ossified libertarianism of Free America, Just America assaults the complacent meritocracy of Smart America. It does the hard, essential
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal

The technocracy has the upper hand against the white working class, although it is a tenuous hand, as can be seen by the election of Donald Trump. But this is merely the opening confrontation.