Ana Swanson, the author of this article, is a member of Wonkblog.
No kidding.
This is a wonk’s idea of an unworkable utopia.
Yep. You know what this is? Someone who took Sociology, and then tried to apply those concepts to the USA.
This person is enamored of urban living, and thinks the rubes in the flyover states are just in the way of really getting things done.