One Elite, Two Elites, Red Elite, Blue Elite
February 26, 2025
The uncoupling of urban and rural America.
Erik Baker
Erik Baker is the author of Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America. He teaches the history of science and capitalism at Harvard University and is an associate editor of The Drift.
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Daniel Ellsberg never let anyone off the hook easily—including himself.
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Dreams die hard.
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