Can a Video Game Show Us the Way?

What “The Last of Us: Part II” can teach a divided nation

John Kristof
Arc Digital
Published in
13 min readJan 18, 2021

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The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Part II.

After the tremendous success of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us in 2013, work began almost immediately on a sequel. The follow-up to one of the most decorated story-driven video games spent six years in…

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John Kristof
Arc Digital

An education and fiscal policy researcher who has published political and economic commentary in a variety of outlets. See also johnkristof.com and @jmkristof.