Yuval Levin and Martin Gurri discuss elites. This podcast is a must-listen. Yuval points out that what is unusual currently is that elites in various realms have similar backgrounds. It used to be that the business elite was not culturally similar to the journalistic elite or the political elite. Having elites that have much in common culturally with one another and yet differ sharply culturally from people who are not in elites is a problem.
The point about similarity across different elites seems related to Lilliana Mason's discussion in _Uncivil Agreement_ on the decline of cross-cutting identities.
The point about similarity across different elites seems related to Lilliana Mason's discussion in _Uncivil Agreement_ on the decline of cross-cutting identities.
Racism is not a socio-economic factor? As summarized it does seem to be a very shallow understanding of racism.