“Elites continue to rule because movements are not spontaneous: like parties, they need organization and discipline. Organization largely explains why elites rule: minorities are organized, whereas majorities are not.” - Law & Liberty
“You can probably recognize both sides of this battle easily. The elite would be the doctors, lawyers, politicians, and those who trust them and run in their circles.” - P&D
“Compared to the year-to-date average over the previous decade, funding for math, physics, and chemistry was down 67%; 52% for biology; and 57% for engineering. The crisis at the NSF isn’t accidental. It reflects the Trump administration’s hostility toward basic research, part of a wider assault on science.” - UnHerd
“A recent critique complains that the ERLC… is ‘too busy with woke stuff to help conservative policy efforts.’ The article doesn’t detail what qualifies as ‘woke,’ since ERLC’s positions remain unchanged. Instead, the article claims ERLC has become ‘irrelevant’ ” - Juicy Ecumenism
“I find something distorted and distorting in how seemingly all our public conversations concern authority in its worst and most illegitimate expressions.” - The Dispatch
“[C]onservatives in America are struggling with an essential question… whether we will continue on the path of the traditional conservative agenda that has defined our party and, in so many ways, our nation throughout our history… or whether our party will follow the siren song of populism unmoored to conservative principles.” - C.Leaders
“Basham is right that many ‘shepherds’ are, in fact, ‘for sale.’ But the unintended irony… of her book is that the corrupting money is not on the evangelical left, as she claims, but on the populist right.” - The Dispatch
“while the political right may see itself in opposition to such an approach, populism’s rise suggests otherwise. For Nietzsche, the embodiment of the will to power was the Übermensch (the Overman or Superman), who embodied the ideals we now see played out in populist leaders.” - TGC
“Vance is right to be worried about the decline of Christianity in America and the rise of “the nones,”…. He is right to worry about the elites who promise us heaven on earth….But can we win culture wars through politics? If we could, should we?” - Acton
Hardly anyone knew who Oliver Anthony was until about a month ago. Despite his recent obscurity, his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
Oliver’s rage as communicated through his song is palpable. We see and hear this same rage every day as we interact with people around us. He represents those who feel like they are working too many hours for too little pay. In his simple way, his song deals with many complex issues including the rise of the surveillance state, inflation, high taxes, the war on coal, child sex-trafficking, those who misuse government programs, and the rising death rate among young people.
