Packer ponders the political implications of Richard Florida’s cover story:
The landscape of the future seems more favorable to Democrats than Republicans. And the country seems at risk of dividing into wealthier, better educated, more liberal cities, where new populations will flow, and poorer, less educated, more conservative suburbs and rural areas, where the populations will grow sparser. This transformation might usher in a new era of liberal ascendancy, but it will bring new problems, new inequalities, new resentments.
A very cool interactive map showing just how innovative many Democratic leaning areas are, compared to the GOP’s base, can be viewed here.
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