Last Gasp: The Sunday night reader for 7/11/21

George Packer, hyperobjects, and crime statistics

The Four Americas

Smart medicine from George Packer that leaves nobody unbloodied — not hyperconservative elites, smug meritocrats, flag-waving ‘mericans, or burn-it-all-down SJW. Tough, necessary stuff on the stories we tell ourselves about what we contribute and what we lack.

“All four of the narratives I’ve described emerged from America’s failure to …