recently read his 2013 book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
but I
confess that they really didn’t excite me very much, although I
agreed with what he wrote, definitely. Perhaps I felt that what he was
writing in the articles and book was just rather obviously true.
But last night I
listened to one of his highly-praised speeches and it simply
astounded me. It was mature, thorough, and comprehensive. He covered
just about all the ground, particularly the response to the rejection
you experience when you do tell the truth, and the first-shall-be-last thing that you really come to understand when you make the sacrifice.
As I say, he just rang all bells. Here it is:
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