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America’s Dysfunctional Overclass

America’s Dysfunctional Overclass
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What does America’s overclass think of the rest of us? The short answer is “not much.” They think ordinary people’s splurging on natural resources is destroying the planet and needs to be cut back forcefully and that the government needs to stamp down on ordinary people enjoying luxuries that, in their view, should be reserved for the top elites.

Michael Barone
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and longtime co-author of “The Almanac of American Politics.” His new book, “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America’s Revolutionary Leaders,” is now available.
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