The Elites Are Not Smarter Than You

For the longest time I held in high esteem those who worked in distinguished institutions. I’d reverethe Congressman, New York Times journalist, think tank strategist, anthropologyprofessor, non-profit director, and literary novelist. They got to where they are through merit, intelligence, and hard work, not through connections, nepotism, or by beinga useful idiot for a specific agenda.

My doubt about these servants of the elite increased as the war against men ramped up in earnest, culminati...