We Are All Pointy-Headed Elites

Via James Downie, it turns out that not only is Charles Murray generally full of it, but elitism is on the rise as NASCAR ratings mysteriously plummet:

"The simple fact is that people just are not tuning in," said Julie Sobieski, ESPN's vice president of programming and acquisitions. "We're looking at everything to find out why."

Top ESPN executives, including president George Bodenheimer, traveled to Charlotte for the fifth race of the Chase, the Bank of America 500, and engaged NASCAR executives during several meetings. A team of ESPN's top editorial staff, including Rob King, ESPN digital media editor-in-chief, and Glenn Jacobs, senior coordinating producer of SportsCenter, also attended the race and were given a three-day, behind-the-scenes immersion into NASCAR operations.

Obviously, Barack Obama's sharia socialism is to blame here. Decent people worry that if they watch NASCAR, their parents will be sent off to the death panels.

Meanwhile, David Frum has a good post on Murray and the real American elite.