Now that everyone insists that the oppressed must be lifted up – or platformed, if you’re that way inclined: why does no one in the West give a second thought to the most obviously powerless group: kids in care – children who’ve been abandoned by or taken from their parents? An astonishing amount of kids| The Spectator
Why are the top 1% so politically correct? Rob Henderson coined the term ‘luxury beliefs’ to explain how affluent people signal high status with ‘woke’ ideas. In his new memoir ‘Troubled’, Henderson tells the story of a difficult childhood and how it opened his eyes to the hypocrisy of America’s elite. He joins UnHerd’s Freddie [...]Read More...| UnHerd
After the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, a surprising number of Democrats embraced calls to “defund” the police. According to data from the 2020 Cooperative Election Survey, 35.4% of Democrats expressed support for reducing spending on law enforcement. Even as violent crime surged across the country, many Democrats remained supportive of defunding, which […]| Manhattan Institute
A critique of Rob Henderson, with a callback to Charles Murray| www.betonit.ai
The folly of populism and why we need to reconceptualize elitism| jeffgiesea.substack.com
Elites have a lot of bad ideas -- but the "luxury beliefs" framework is not helpful| www.writingruxandrabio.com