ViewpointsOpinionRex Murphy: ‘Elite’ in the Current Discourse Is No ComplimentSavePrintAn event banner on the Congress Centre ahead of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesRex Murphy8/18/2022|Updated: 8/18/20220:00X 1CommentaryRemember Saint Barack Obama’s cocky “I’ve got a phone and a pen"?Share this articleLeave a commentRex MurphyAuthorRex Murphy is an author and columnist, and a former CBC Television and CBC Radio host.Author’s Selected ArticlesRex Murphy: The Attack on Riley Gaines Shows Just How Far Things Have SunkApr 10, 2023Rex Murphy: No Surprise the ‘Squeamish Inquisition’ Wants to Stop Peterson’s Ottawa TalkJan 22, 2023Rex Murphy: The Vagaries of Air Travel in Today’s CanadaJan 01, 2023Rex Murphy: The Miseries and Indignities at Canada’s Airports When Things Don’t Go as PlannedDec 22, 2022Related Topicscarbon emissionelites