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President Trump, Bud Light, Target, and the LA Dodgers

Commentary Millions of Americans’ negative reactions to the indictment of President Donald Trump are not all related to his personal appeal. They are responses to the cultural civil war being waged by an aggressive, immoral, and potentially dictatorial elite minority. There is a parallel between what is happening to President Trump and the American people’s…


A Few Words About Elitism

Commentary Some words have interesting careers. Think of all the different—sometimes contradictory—meanings that have accreted around some very common words. “Democracy” is one, as is “liberal.” Once you start thinking about it, you realize that many of the words we commonly use to name important things are very slippery indeed. This would be more of…


DeSantis Blasts Corporatism, Elitism, and GOP’s Soft Approach to Big Business

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, on Sept. 11, that Republicans have been too soft on big business and that the GOP shouldn’t shy away from taking on major corporations if it means advancing conservative aims and defending American values. DeSantis has taken a range of…


Elites and Their Elitism

Commentary “They said you were high class, but that was just a lie.” — Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain brought criticism on himself last week when he retweeted a post from Harvard economist Jason Furman. Furman claimed that rising inflation and nationwide supply chain issues that have delayed products from reaching…


Ancient and Lonely Urban Monuments Evoke Today’s Political Division

Commentary PITTSBURGH—The 2.8-mile-long East Street Valley neighborhood, which once flourished here, sure died hard. Drive, walk, or cycle past the remnants of it today, and traces of what used to be are everywhere along the hollow of the rolling Allegheny Mountain neighborhoods that lead out of the city proper from the banks of the Allegheny…


Video: Why Elitism Is a Bigger Problem Than Racism—Bob Woodson

Bob Woodson has dedicated the past forty years to helping people in impoverished communities overcome the social ills that surround them, from crime to drug addiction. In an area that had 53 murders in just two years, Woodson once helped two warring gangs meet in his office and negotiate a truce. As a result, there…