The Long History of Elite Delusion

The Long History of Elite Delusion
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
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There was some uncertain moment over the past few years when, for many of us, the scales fell from our eyes. We realized that nearly all of the pushers of the craziest ideas and policies—things that drove the population nearly mad with confusion and anger—were not coming from the grassroots. They were coming from the Ivy League and amplified by the most highly capitalized and powerful institutions in the world in the corporate, government, and media sectors.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]