Jon’s Reviews > Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back > Status Update

“Populist anti-elitism reflects anger against three different types of elites: business elites, political elites, and cultural elites. The Far Right typically targets cultural and political elites; the Left needs to redirect the anger toward economic elites, acknowledge the failings of political elites, and learn how to avoid making themselves the target of anger against cultural elites.”

“Anti-intellectualism and resentment of experts are abiding elements of the American class structure. Both represent the class anger of order-takers against order-givers.”

“What working-class families need are family-sustaining jobs to address people’s desire for dignity, meaning, marriage, and cash.”