America Fractured into Four Parts

Breaking down America into politically/culturally distinct narratives is nothing new. Nor even are the specific left/right and populist/globalist axes this article (roughly) works along.

That said, I really enjoyed this article and think it's quite insightful. Primarily because it manages to finely walk the line of acknowledging and giving genuine credence to the values/grievances of each "America" while still bluntly and convincingly calling out the failings of each.

Worth the long read.

At first,this comes off as facile handwringing but I think that is mainly due to the limitations of essay structure.

Given who wrote it, it’s not surprising that it actually contains quite a bit of useful insight amd doesn’t try to end with a simplistic and platitudinous “solution” or Grand Theory of Everything (despite it being sold that way by the Atlantic).

It’s apparently from an upcoming book, which I assume will have more nuance.

Pretty biased, even for the atlantic