Arnold Kling comments on a (long!) George Packer essay. The meat is in the Packer essay--many historical and contemporary insights on current political divisions, I learned a ton. But I link via Kling to note my agreement that Packer spilt way too much ink ripping on libertarians!
George Packer rediscovers four traditions
He echoes David Hackett Fischer and Walter Russell Mead
arnoldkling.substack.com