Sarah Palin, elitist

At TNR.com Leon Wieseltier has an interesting piece on the meaning of elitism and populism.  He writes:

The wisdom of a policy is not determined by its social origins. There is a distinction between populism and “the people,” though most populists do not want you to know it. The populism that bases its criticisms on a preference for one segment of the populace is merely another special interest, its denunciations of special interests notwithstanding. This does not mean that its criticisms are wrong; but when they are right, it is because their reasons are moral, not sociological.

-Jake

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February 22, 2010 · Filed Under Jake, Politics

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