ViewpointsOpinionBreaking Our Addiction to PrestigeSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintTrees bloom on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., on April 16, 2008. Christopher Capozziello/Getty ImagesRoger Kimball7/14/2022|Updated: 7/18/20220:00X 1CommentaryBari Weiss, late of The New York Times opinion pages, was catapulted to celebrity when her letter of resignation from the NY Times went viral in 2020.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.