> In particular, the Valley incarnates the ability to “do things,” to iculate and achieve long-range projects, which has all but disappeared from other sectors

> In particular, the Valley incarnates the ability to “do things,” to iculate and achieve long-range projects, which has all but disappeared from other sectors of the economy and most glaringly from politics. The author then goes on to observe that these folks are all right-leaning or working with the Republicans. The reason for this--and the beatings will continue until the progressives, liberals, and Democrats figure this out--is that the right is not fundamentally opposed to economic and technological progress. If you keep rigging the game, you lose good players, and they'll stop playing for you--and the fans will stop coming.