There’s a lot of money to be made by defecting to the other side. Hopping across the aisle comes with fame, fawning New York Times profiles (that is, if the move is from Right to Left), and endless cable news hits. Just ask Liz Cheney or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But in a world of narcissistic headline-seekers, there are people who, faced with the harsh realities that belie their original ideals, have genuine changes of heart. Evan Barker appears to be one of them.
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