Cities are the Atomic Unit of Statecraft

Tucker Carlson, the preeminent American talking head, recently interviewed Putin. After the interview he was asked what he thought about how Russia is being run: What was radicalizing was the city of Moscow… it was so much nicer than any city in my country. I had no idea… it is so much cleaner, and safer, and prettier than any city in the United States… At a certain point I don’t think the average person cares as much about abstractions as about the concrete reality of his life. And if you can’t use your subway, as many people in New York City are afraid to because it’s too dangerous, you have to wonder: Isn’t that the ultimate measure of leadership? It’s radicalizing for an American to go to Moscow - to Singapore, to Tokyo, to Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. Because these cities, no matter how we’re told they are run, are wonderful places to live. That don’t have rampant inflation, you’re not going to get raped, and so….. what is that?" Tucker Carlson I don’t know about Moscow, though comments

Tucker Carlson, the preeminent American talking head, recently interviewed Putin. After the interview he was asked what he thought about how Russia is being run: What was radicalizing was the city of Moscow… it was so much nicer than any city in my country. I had no idea… it is so much cleaner, and safer, and prettier than any city in the United States… At a certain point I don’t think the average person cares as much about abstractions as about the concrete reality of his life. And if you can’t use your subway, as many people in New York City are afraid to because it’s too dangerous, you have