Politics: The Battle of the Elites

The world is controlled by elites. It always has been, and it always will be. Our governments are run by elites, our educational system is run by elites, our philanthropies are run by elites, science is done by elites, and art is made by elites. Once business people are tired of running their businesses, they seek to join the ranks of the elites because the elites — on both the right and left — have kept out of their ranks for the period of time they were making profits or a wage.

One of the defining features of an elite is a disdain for making profits. In a certain…