Ranbir Sidhu

3 weeks ago | thebaffler.com | Ranbir Sidhu |Astra Taylor |Quinn Slobodian |Jessa Crispin

A year ago, I took a friend visiting from California to a casual mixer at a rooftop bar in Athens, Greece, where I live. The mixer was arranged by the local chapter of Democrats Abroad, a get-out-the-vote organization for expat Americans in Europe. With drinks in hand and the sun setting on the Parthenon in the distance, we pushed ourselves into the knot of Americans at the far end of the patio.