Instapundit » Blog Archive » WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Establishment Blues: I don’t want to make this a habit, and I suspect he …: "The American people are less prejudiced, more globally aware and more willing to meet other cultures and societies halfway than ever before. Minorities today are better protected in law and more fairly treated by the public than ever in our history. No previous generation has been as determined to give women a fair chance in life, or to attack the foul legacy of racism. The American people have never been as religiously tolerant as they are today, as concerned about the environment, or more willing to make sacrifices around the world to promote the peace and well being of humanity as a whole.
By contrast, we have never had an Establishment that was so ill-equipped to lead. It is the Establishment, not the people, that is falling down on the job.
Yes, we have the worst political class by far in American history.
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 9:18 pm"
In fact we may be on the trail of the elusive holy grail of quantifying the infinite. Of course that may be short lived satisfaction as we find we have fallen through a black hole's event horizon to achieve that understanding...
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