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The recent New Yorker profile of William Barr expresses a frequently expressed conventional wisdom, which is that business conservatism has traditionally been distinct from the politics of “culture clash and grievence.” As I show in my book, the two have long been conjoined,
Btw, the quotations are from Robert H. Jackson in an incredible 1937 address to the American Political Science Association called, “The Menace of Free Enterprise.” At the time, he was Assistant AG in charge of the Anti-trust division.
I think we should revive Jackson’s resonant term “rich man’s panic” as a good catchphrase for what I call the “elite victimization” that plays such an important role in contemporary politics.
Forgot to tag you on this @JohnQBarrett but I thought you might be interested.
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