https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/02/07/the-new-upper-class-and-the-real-reason-we-dislike-them/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 19:10:49 -0400<![CDATA[What makes the new upper class new is that its members not only have power and influence, but they also increasingly share a common culture that separates them from the rest of the country. Fifty years ago, the people who rose to the most influential positions overwhelmingly had Hank’s kind of background, thoroughly grounded in the American mainstream. Today, people of influence are characterized by a college education, often from elite colleges. The men are not married to the girl next door, but to highly educated women socialized at the same elite schools who are often as professionally successful as their husbands. They were admitted to this path by a combination of high IQ and personality strengths. They are often the children — and increasingly grandchildren — of the upper-middle class and have never known any other kind of life.]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:12 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/02/07/the-new-upper-class-and-the-real-reason-we-dislike-them-n278831