"What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural……" — Glenn Reynolds
"What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent."
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25 Quotes by Glenn Reynolds
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As my father-in-law once said, when they talk about taxes it's always for teachers, firemen, and police - but when…
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Personally, I'm tired of hearing the whole have-you-no-decency routine from people who have made quite clear that they possess none…
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When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government.
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[T]he people as ultimate sovereigns, retain the ultimate power - and even the duty - to overthrow any government that…
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The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class…
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The nannyism is partly to distract from the corruption — and partly just another opportunity to leverage it. A good…
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But remember: All this talk of tolerance and diversity is basically just a way for one group of white people…
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The proverbial thirteenth chime of the clock - is not only wrong itself, but calls into question everything that came…
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Bush is quite vulnerable if the Democrats pick the right issues. So far, though, they've shown their usual tendency to…
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Hmm. Petty? Yes. Ineffectual? Yes. Infuriating and off-putting? Yes. Counterproductive? Yes. It's got to be a product of the French…
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Diplomacy has more to do with (credible) threats than with sweet reason. And threats from America are a lot more…
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Let's be honest: Kerry has no idea what it is to be even a middle-class white in this country.
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