Topic: Elites

East Coast students are shunning elite universities and fleeing to Southern universities -report
East Coast students are shunning elite universities and fleeing to Southern universities -report April 23, 2024 Monica Showalter Turns out its not just taxpayers fleeing from blue states to red ones. It's also university students.
They hate us
They hate us December 29, 2022 Tadas Klimas As "...Lorenzo de' Medici's father used to say: 'Know that those who speak ill of us do not love us." -Francesco Guicciardini, Ricordi, Maxim 75,1531. 
Mediocrity in power
Mediocrity in power January 16, 2022 Jacob Fraden There is a famous saying: "Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” There is a corollary: Those who can’t teach, govern.
The Mendacity of Joe Biden and the Ruling Elites
The Mendacity of Joe Biden and the Ruling Elites April 12, 2021 Steve McCann Biden is not an absent-minded grandfatherly and politically moderate occupant of the White House but the most dishonest, deceitful and mendacious person in a position of power in American history
LA Times writer struggles against the kindness of Trump voters and their snow plow
LA Times writer struggles against the kindness of Trump voters and their snow plow February 8, 2021 Monica Showalter Leftist Virginia Heffernan doesn't just hate Trump. She hates all who voted for him. Yet they plowed her snowy driveway, and asked for nothing in return.
Hubris: Elites brazenly gloat they rigged election...and that's good news for us
Hubris: Elites brazenly gloat they rigged election...and that's good news for us February 6, 2021 Monica Showalter As appalling at this report is, the brazen hubris of it all is good news for Trump-voting conservatives.
The Breathtaking Ignorance and Gullibility of America’s Elites
The Breathtaking Ignorance and Gullibility of America’s Elites August 25, 2020 Steve McCann Over the years, this growing naïveté and obliviousness has been a source of amusement and head-shaking incredulity.  They now have become so dominant that the future of this nation as a prosperous and freedom loving country is in serious jeopardy. 
The Fatal Flaw in the Electoral Victory Plan of Democrat Elites
The Fatal Flaw in the Electoral Victory Plan of Democrat Elites July 1, 2020 Steve McCann The nation is lost if the Democrats win in November, and so are the elites that have run the party for decades.
College admissions scandal: Now we know for sure that elites do not know the difference between right and wrong
College admissions scandal: Now we know for sure that elites do not know the difference between right and wrong March 13, 2019 Patricia McCarthy We are all suddenly privy to how the rich operate.
If you don't depend on the government, you're an 'elite'!
If you don't depend on the government, you're an 'elite'! May 4, 2017 Thomas Lifson A leading progressive black scholar has advanced a new theory of elites.
New study of elitists reveals how out of touch they are
New study of elitists reveals how out of touch they are January 2, 2017 Thomas Lifson A fascinating survey has created a data-based measure of the social isolation of the urban elites, the people who run the country who have no contact at all with the lives of most people. 
How Elites Destroy Themselves
How Elites Destroy Themselves August 17, 2016 Jonathan F. Keiler What’s particularly frightening about today’s virtuous Western elites is how inherently destructive to society their virtues are. 
Yes, Elites Have the Power…
Yes, Elites Have the Power… July 21, 2016 Steve Feinstein The power of academic and media elites to shape public perceptions is insufficiently understood.  That power can convince the public to accept a fantasy narrative of historic events.  For instance...
What Mike Royko Knew that Jon Stewart and the Mainstream Media Don't
What Mike Royko Knew that Jon Stewart and the Mainstream Media Don't August 6, 2015 Richard Winchester Too bad that more journalists don’t practice what Mike Royko preached.  Who knows?  Maybe the media would have a slightly better public reputation for integrity.
Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves
Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves April 25, 2015 James Longstreet An old Italian proverb aptly describes the behavior of many in our elite, who grab money as the nation's economy suffers.
Confessions of a clueless member of the elite
Confessions of a clueless member of the elite February 4, 2015 Theodore Dawes Left-wing elites believe they are friends of the working class.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.
The Elites bow to Mecca
The Elites bow to Mecca January 28, 2015 J.R. Dunn The aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre has confirmed something widely suspected: this country’s elites have no interest in defeating terrorism.