https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/20/the-new-power-class-wholl-profit-from-obamas-reelection/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:44:46 -0400<![CDATA[The clerisy shares a kind of mission which Bell described as the rational “ordering of mass society.” Like the bishops and parish priests of the feudal past, or the public intellectuals, university dons and Anglican worthies of early 19th century Britain, today’s clerisy attempts to impart on the masses today’s distinctly secular “truths,” on issues ranging from the nature of justice, race and gender to the environment. Academics, for example, increasingly regulate speech along politically correct lines, and indoctrinate the young while the media shape their perceptions of reality&#8230;]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:30:41 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/20/the-new-power-class-wholl-profit-from-obamas-reelection-n99413