The Rich White Civil War

David Brooks: “It won’t surprise you to learn that the most active groups are on the extremes — Progressive Activists on the left (8 percent of Americans) and Devoted Conservatives on the right (6 percent).”

“These two groups are the richest of all the groups. They are the whitest of the groups. Their members have among the highest education levels, and they report high levels of personal security.”

“We sometimes think of this as a populist moment. But that’s not true. My first big takeaway from ‘Hidden Tribes‘ is that our political conflict is primarily a rich, white civil war. It’s between privileged progressives and privileged conservatives.”