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Why do many of our credentialed elite live one way while preaching something totally different? That’s what Rob Henderson wanted to understand when he got to Yale University and saw the well-to-do students at Yale—most of whom grew up in stable, two-parent homes that valued hard work and crime-free,... drug-free lifestyles—pushing ideas like dismantling marriage, decriminalizing drugs, emptying prisons, and abolishing police. Unlike most of his fellow students, Henderson had grown up in poverty, never met his father, moved from foster home to foster home, and saw addiction, instability, and family breakdown all around him. And that’s how he came to develop his now famous concept of luxury beliefs: “Luxury beliefs are ideas and opinions that confer status on the affluent… while inflicting costs on the less fortunate members of society.” It’s the new way to signal elite social status—by denigrating the very values that made them successful. Rob Henderson The Alliance for Responsible Citizenshipshow more

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“At Yale, I heard beliefs that I’d never encountered before.” Rob Henderson says many of the beliefs celebrated by elites are the same ones that devastated the community he grew up in. “‘Abolish the police.’” “‘We need to end incarceration.’” “‘Empty the prisons.’” “‘We should promote polyamory.’” “‘We should dismantle any kind of conventional or traditional ideas of marriage.’” “‘We need to decriminalize all drugs.’” “All of these ideas that are popular among elites.” “They had an effect on the communities that I grew up in.” “I saw a lot of suffering.” “A lot of addiction.” “A lot of abuse.” “A lot of neglect and abandonment.”

“At Yale, I heard beliefs that I’d never encountered before.” Rob Henderson says many of the beliefs celebrated by elites are the same ones that devastated the community he grew up in. “‘Abolish the police.’” “‘We need to end incarceration.’” “‘Empty the prisons.’” “‘We should promote polyamory.’” “‘We should dismantle any kind of conventional or traditional ideas of marriage.’” “‘We need to decriminalize all drugs.’” “All of these ideas that are popular among elites.” “They had an effect on the communities that I grew up in.” “I saw a lot of suffering.” “A lot of addiction.” “A lot of abuse.” “A lot of neglect and abandonment.”

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We were thrilled to welcome author and political commentator Rob Henderson—who famously coined the term “luxury beliefs”—as our latest guest at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Voices That Inspire speaker series in Vancouver. In a live conversation with MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley, Henderson discussed how today’s elites use luxury beliefs to elicit approval from their social circle—espousing fashionable views like “defund the police” or suggesting that marriage is an outdated, patriarchal institution—while hypocritically not following these beliefs in their own lives. Holding these views “separates you from the unwashed masses, the unenlightened rubes,” says Rob Henderson. “And yet, when you look at the behaviours of these same people, they do not abide by these luxury beliefs.” Watch the full conversation here:

We were thrilled to welcome author and political commentator Rob Henderson—who famously coined the term “luxury beliefs”—as our latest guest at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Voices That Inspire speaker series in Vancouver. In a live conversation with MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley, Henderson discussed how today’s elites use luxury beliefs to elicit approval from their social circle—espousing fashionable views like “defund the police” or suggesting that marriage is an outdated, patriarchal institution—while hypocritically not following these beliefs in their own lives. Holding these views “separates you from the unwashed masses, the unenlightened rubes,” says Rob Henderson. “And yet, when you look at the behaviours of these same people, they do not abide by these luxury beliefs.” Watch the full conversation here:

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I talk to Rob Henderson about his book Troubled, and his unlikely journey from foster care, to the US Air Force, then Yale, and finally as a professional writer and Twitterer known for his critiques of the American elite. You can watch the whole thing on X, with time stamps below! 0:00 His difficulties finding a book store for his launch 9:37 On why there's relatively little emotion in his book, and his hatred of self-pity 13:01 Does Rob think about heredity and what his biological family was like? What to make of the fact that his biological Korean family was rich? Has he thought of trying to find them? 27:14 Rob finding out he was Mexican from 23&Me. I ask what if his Mexican dad is some kind of Andrew Tate type kingpin. 29:40 Is Rob the most successful foster kid in America? 33:37 Whether he keeps in touch with the people he grew up with, and what they think of Trump 38:38 When did Rob start becoming skeptical of leftist elites? 42:50 How much of a culture shock did Rob experience at Yale? 50:00 Rob on his time in the Air Force, including stints in Germany and Kyrgyzstan 58:50 What's next after this?

I talk to Rob Henderson about his book Troubled, and his unlikely journey from foster care, to the US Air Force, then Yale, and finally as a professional writer and Twitterer known for his critiques of the American elite. You can watch the whole thing on X, with time stamps below! 0:00 His difficulties finding a book store for his launch 9:37 On why there's relatively little emotion in his book, and his hatred of self-pity 13:01 Does Rob think about heredity and what his biological family was like? What to make of the fact that his biological Korean family was rich? Has he thought of trying to find them? 27:14 Rob finding out he was Mexican from 23&Me. I ask what if his Mexican dad is some kind of Andrew Tate type kingpin. 29:40 Is Rob the most successful foster kid in America? 33:37 Whether he keeps in touch with the people he grew up with, and what they think of Trump 38:38 When did Rob start becoming skeptical of leftist elites? 42:50 How much of a culture shock did Rob experience at Yale? 50:00 Rob on his time in the Air Force, including stints in Germany and Kyrgyzstan 58:50 What's next after this?

Richard Hanania

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The farther I traveled from poverty, the more fashionable it became to romanticize the conditions I had escaped. I grew up in poverty in Los Angeles and was taken from my mother when I was three. She had immigrated from South Korea, but her life unraveled amid drug addiction. I never met my father and learned only as an adult, through a genetic ancestry test, that he was Mexican. I spent the next several years moving through foster homes and chaotic circumstances. At seventeen, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. After some setbacks, I arrived at Yale at twenty-five and studied on the GI Bill. Along the way, I climbed nearly every rung of the American class ladder. I moved from poverty through working-class and lower-middle-class homes. In the military, I encountered the middle class. At Yale, I was surrounded by the upper-middle class and the wealthy. Moving through these worlds, I noticed that beliefs changed with social class. At Yale, I heard ideas I had never encountered before: abolish the police, empty the prisons, promote polyamory, dismantle traditional marriage, and decriminalize drugs. These ideas were popular among elites, but their costs often fell on communities like the ones where I grew up. I had seen addiction, abuse, neglect, abandonment, and disorder up close. At Yale and later during my Ph.D. at Cambridge, I studied research on class and social status. It helped me understand what I had witnessed and led me to some startling statistics about social class.

The farther I traveled from poverty, the more fashionable it became to romanticize the conditions I had escaped. I grew up in poverty in Los Angeles and was taken from my mother when I was three. She had immigrated from South Korea, but her life unraveled amid drug addiction. I never met my father and learned only as an adult, through a genetic ancestry test, that he was Mexican. I spent the next several years moving through foster homes and chaotic circumstances. At seventeen, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. After some setbacks, I arrived at Yale at twenty-five and studied on the GI Bill. Along the way, I climbed nearly every rung of the American class ladder. I moved from poverty through working-class and lower-middle-class homes. In the military, I encountered the middle class. At Yale, I was surrounded by the upper-middle class and the wealthy. Moving through these worlds, I noticed that beliefs changed with social class. At Yale, I heard ideas I had never encountered before: abolish the police, empty the prisons, promote polyamory, dismantle traditional marriage, and decriminalize drugs. These ideas were popular among elites, but their costs often fell on communities like the ones where I grew up. I had seen addiction, abuse, neglect, abandonment, and disorder up close. At Yale and later during my Ph.D. at Cambridge, I studied research on class and social status. It helped me understand what I had witnessed and led me to some startling statistics about social class.

Rob Henderson

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Negative social judgments are not always cruel. Sometimes they are guardrails. Sometimes the most compassionate thing you can do is tell the truth about which choices lead to suffering and which ones do not. Single parenthood is harder. Substance abuse is destructive. Crime corrodes communities. Pretending otherwise, wrapping these realities in a language of non-judgment and normalization, is not kindness. It is a luxury. It’s what you believe when you are insulated from the consequences. The people who pay the price for luxury beliefs are seldom the people who hold them. Sometimes when I speak about luxury beliefs, critics will reply, “But Rob, you’re talking about elite hypocrisy. That’s nothing new. Elites have always been hypocrites.” And that is correct. Still, I prefer what I call the “John F. Kennedy model of hypocrisy” to what we have now. As many of us now know, JFK was a flawed man, but the image he presented to the American public was that he was a good husband, a good father. In his private life, though, he was a philanderer and often an absentee father and had other shortcomings. But he thought it was important to set an ideal for the general public, even if he fell short of it. And now we have the opposite. Today, our elites get married, they have kids, and for the most part, they live stable, conventional lives. But if you ask them their opinions and attitudes around family, around marriage, around law abidingness, hard work, punctuality, integrity, honesty, and so on, they take a very relaxed attitude. Elites used to pay lip service to conventional values but privately strayed. Now, they are publicly indifferent to or actively support straying, but privately behave in a more conventional way.

Negative social judgments are not always cruel. Sometimes they are guardrails. Sometimes the most compassionate thing you can do is tell the truth about which choices lead to suffering and which ones do not. Single parenthood is harder. Substance abuse is destructive. Crime corrodes communities. Pretending otherwise, wrapping these realities in a language of non-judgment and normalization, is not kindness. It is a luxury. It’s what you believe when you are insulated from the consequences. The people who pay the price for luxury beliefs are seldom the people who hold them. Sometimes when I speak about luxury beliefs, critics will reply, “But Rob, you’re talking about elite hypocrisy. That’s nothing new. Elites have always been hypocrites.” And that is correct. Still, I prefer what I call the “John F. Kennedy model of hypocrisy” to what we have now. As many of us now know, JFK was a flawed man, but the image he presented to the American public was that he was a good husband, a good father. In his private life, though, he was a philanderer and often an absentee father and had other shortcomings. But he thought it was important to set an ideal for the general public, even if he fell short of it. And now we have the opposite. Today, our elites get married, they have kids, and for the most part, they live stable, conventional lives. But if you ask them their opinions and attitudes around family, around marriage, around law abidingness, hard work, punctuality, integrity, honesty, and so on, they take a very relaxed attitude. Elites used to pay lip service to conventional values but privately strayed. Now, they are publicly indifferent to or actively support straying, but privately behave in a more conventional way.

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A German Shepherd was heartlessly abandoned by his former owner in the middle of the road 💔 Desperate and confused, he chased after the car, refusing to give up on the person he loved. The heartbreaking scene left many people in tears. Fortunately, a man named Mert Akköek happened to be driving to work when he saw what had happened. Unable to ignore the frightened dog, he pulled over, gently comforted him, and offered a reassuring touch. Within seconds, the dog placed all his trust in Mert and climbed into the car on his own. Mert canceled all of his meetings that day to take the dog home. At first, he planned to find him a new family. But after introducing him to the rest of his furry family and seeing how gentle, calm, and well-behaved he was, Mert made a different decision, he would keep him. From that day on, the German Shepherd was surrounded by love and finally got the happy home he had always deserved. 🐶❤️

A German Shepherd was heartlessly abandoned by his former owner in the middle of the road 💔 Desperate and confused, he chased after the car, refusing to give up on the person he loved. The heartbreaking scene left many people in tears. Fortunately, a man named Mert Akköek happened to be driving to work when he saw what had happened. Unable to ignore the frightened dog, he pulled over, gently comforted him, and offered a reassuring touch. Within seconds, the dog placed all his trust in Mert and climbed into the car on his own. Mert canceled all of his meetings that day to take the dog home. At first, he planned to find him a new family. But after introducing him to the rest of his furry family and seeing how gentle, calm, and well-behaved he was, Mert made a different decision, he would keep him. From that day on, the German Shepherd was surrounded by love and finally got the happy home he had always deserved. 🐶❤️

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🚨🎙️Ben Foster on Why Jordan Henderson Could Be Exactly What Chelsea Need Ben Foster: “Do you remember when we played Liverpool at Vicarage Road?” Co-host: “Yeah.” Ben Foster: “There was one player in particular who stood out more than anybody else on that pitch. Liverpool beat us comfortably, I think it was 5-0 or 3-0, but the scoreline wasn’t even the thing that stayed with me. It was Jordan Henderson. Honestly, every single one of us came off that pitch saying exactly the same thing: ‘Wow, he’s so important to that team.’ You could feel his presence everywhere.” Co-host: “He was like an on-field manager.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. And that’s the thing people don’t always see when they’re watching on TV. They see the passes, the running, the tackles, but they don’t see the constant communication. He had so much quality, but his leadership was on another level entirely.” Co-host: “Even players like Mané and Salah were looking at him for information. You could see them turning to him for instructions, guidance, reassurance. It was like he was the heartbeat of the entire team.” Ben Foster: “That’s what blew me away. We’re talking about some of the best players in world football, and even they trusted Henderson’s voice. Every few seconds he was pointing, directing, organising, demanding more. To see it firsthand at the highest level was incredible.” Co-host: “At the very top level.” Ben Foster: “The absolute top level. And afterwards in the dressing room, every one of us was talking about him. We weren’t talking about Salah’s goals or Mané’s pace. We were talking about Henderson. That’s how much influence he had over that Liverpool side.” Co-host: “You could tell the players would run through a brick wall for him.” Ben Foster: “Without a doubt. If Henderson told them to push harder, they pushed harder. If he told them to stay calm, they stayed calm. If he told them to jump, they’d ask how high. That’s genuine leadership. That’s something you can’t teach.” Co-host: “And that’s why so many managers value him.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. In modern football, everybody talks about tactics, systems and technical ability, but dressing rooms still need leaders. They still need characters who can hold standards, keep players accountable and drive the group forward when things get difficult.” Co-host: “Which is probably why clubs keep looking at him despite his age.” Ben Foster: “One hundred percent. And if you ask me, that’s exactly why I think he’d be a fantastic addition for Chelsea. They’ve got talent everywhere you look. Young, exciting players with massive potential. But sometimes what takes a talented squad to the next level is having that experienced voice in the dressing room every single day.” Co-host: “Someone who sets the standards.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. Someone who demands excellence in training, someone who isn’t afraid to speak up when things aren’t right, someone who has won the biggest trophies and knows what it takes to get over the line. Henderson brings all of that.” Co-host: “You think that’s why Xabi Alonso was so keen on him as well?” Ben Foster: “Absolutely. Managers like Xabi Alonso understand that football isn’t just played with your feet, it’s played with your mentality. Henderson gives you leadership, professionalism, organisation and belief. Those qualities spread through a squad. That’s why I can completely understand why Alonso would go all in for him. Players like that are rare. They make everyone around them better.” Co-host: “So for Chelsea, it would be about more than just what he does on the pitch?” Ben Foster: “Much more. It’s about culture. It’s about mentality. It’s about helping young players understand what elite standards look like every single day. That’s what Jordan Henderson brings, and that’s why every manager who has worked with him speaks so highly of him. You don’t replace that easily.” (THE FOZCAST)

🚨🎙️Ben Foster on Why Jordan Henderson Could Be Exactly What Chelsea Need Ben Foster: “Do you remember when we played Liverpool at Vicarage Road?” Co-host: “Yeah.” Ben Foster: “There was one player in particular who stood out more than anybody else on that pitch. Liverpool beat us comfortably, I think it was 5-0 or 3-0, but the scoreline wasn’t even the thing that stayed with me. It was Jordan Henderson. Honestly, every single one of us came off that pitch saying exactly the same thing: ‘Wow, he’s so important to that team.’ You could feel his presence everywhere.” Co-host: “He was like an on-field manager.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. And that’s the thing people don’t always see when they’re watching on TV. They see the passes, the running, the tackles, but they don’t see the constant communication. He had so much quality, but his leadership was on another level entirely.” Co-host: “Even players like Mané and Salah were looking at him for information. You could see them turning to him for instructions, guidance, reassurance. It was like he was the heartbeat of the entire team.” Ben Foster: “That’s what blew me away. We’re talking about some of the best players in world football, and even they trusted Henderson’s voice. Every few seconds he was pointing, directing, organising, demanding more. To see it firsthand at the highest level was incredible.” Co-host: “At the very top level.” Ben Foster: “The absolute top level. And afterwards in the dressing room, every one of us was talking about him. We weren’t talking about Salah’s goals or Mané’s pace. We were talking about Henderson. That’s how much influence he had over that Liverpool side.” Co-host: “You could tell the players would run through a brick wall for him.” Ben Foster: “Without a doubt. If Henderson told them to push harder, they pushed harder. If he told them to stay calm, they stayed calm. If he told them to jump, they’d ask how high. That’s genuine leadership. That’s something you can’t teach.” Co-host: “And that’s why so many managers value him.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. In modern football, everybody talks about tactics, systems and technical ability, but dressing rooms still need leaders. They still need characters who can hold standards, keep players accountable and drive the group forward when things get difficult.” Co-host: “Which is probably why clubs keep looking at him despite his age.” Ben Foster: “One hundred percent. And if you ask me, that’s exactly why I think he’d be a fantastic addition for Chelsea. They’ve got talent everywhere you look. Young, exciting players with massive potential. But sometimes what takes a talented squad to the next level is having that experienced voice in the dressing room every single day.” Co-host: “Someone who sets the standards.” Ben Foster: “Exactly. Someone who demands excellence in training, someone who isn’t afraid to speak up when things aren’t right, someone who has won the biggest trophies and knows what it takes to get over the line. Henderson brings all of that.” Co-host: “You think that’s why Xabi Alonso was so keen on him as well?” Ben Foster: “Absolutely. Managers like Xabi Alonso understand that football isn’t just played with your feet, it’s played with your mentality. Henderson gives you leadership, professionalism, organisation and belief. Those qualities spread through a squad. That’s why I can completely understand why Alonso would go all in for him. Players like that are rare. They make everyone around them better.” Co-host: “So for Chelsea, it would be about more than just what he does on the pitch?” Ben Foster: “Much more. It’s about culture. It’s about mentality. It’s about helping young players understand what elite standards look like every single day. That’s what Jordan Henderson brings, and that’s why every manager who has worked with him speaks so highly of him. You don’t replace that easily.” (THE FOZCAST)

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The Future is here! The first @IvyFutureOfPakistan Conference - the largest convention on Pakistan in North America, organised by the best and brightest students from the world’s leading schools — wrapped up over the weekend at Yale University. With 40 panelists, 9 panels, 300 participants and Pakistani students from all 8 Ivy League universities representing — from Harvard University to Princeton University to Columbia University to Brown University to Penn to Cornell University to Dartmouth 🌲 — we have found a new way to galvanise the 1.2 million Pakistani Americans who contribute critically to America and Pakistan, and call both countries home. Thanks to all who attended and supported us. And nothing but gratitude for all the brilliant students of Yale who made this happen. As they say in New Haven: For God. For Country. For Yale. Here’s a short clip of what we got up to. More, soon!

Wajahat S. Khan

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#AthleteAnd Father ❤️ In honor of Father's Day, the NFLPA spent time with Washington Washington Commanders punter Tress Way, hearing what fatherhood means to him and why showing up for his family is the role he values most. When Tress walks through the doors of the facility, he's focused on football. When he walks through the door at home, his focus shifts to being the best husband and father he can be. 🔗

#AthleteAnd Father ❤️ In honor of Father's Day, the NFLPA spent time with Washington Washington Commanders punter Tress Way, hearing what fatherhood means to him and why showing up for his family is the role he values most. When Tress walks through the doors of the facility, he's focused on football. When he walks through the door at home, his focus shifts to being the best husband and father he can be. 🔗

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This teacher says to his students that he will never remember what grade you got when you leave his class. But, he said he will remember the kindness that certain students showed to other students. He gives two examples of children that were alone or loners and two students taking the time to go out of their way to sit & talk with them to help make them feel like they weren't alone. I wish all teachers cared this much. Our system gets so caught up in the smartest students, the best athletes, the most popular kids and they seem to garner the most attention and favoritism. It's the quiet students, the loners, the awkward ones, the ones who don’t have friends that need attention and help in my opinion. Well done sir. Bravo. 👏 I wish more teachers had your mindset. There is hope yet for our educational system.

This teacher says to his students that he will never remember what grade you got when you leave his class. But, he said he will remember the kindness that certain students showed to other students. He gives two examples of children that were alone or loners and two students taking the time to go out of their way to sit & talk with them to help make them feel like they weren't alone. I wish all teachers cared this much. Our system gets so caught up in the smartest students, the best athletes, the most popular kids and they seem to garner the most attention and favoritism. It's the quiet students, the loners, the awkward ones, the ones who don’t have friends that need attention and help in my opinion. Well done sir. Bravo. 👏 I wish more teachers had your mindset. There is hope yet for our educational system.

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🚨 WOW! Stephen Miller just went on an IMPASSIONED speech for Lindsey Graham "To know Lindsay was to know sincerity...the fact that he came to be one of the most important ALLIES of Trump and Trumpism and MAGA made it an even GREATER testament to his character — because it showed that unlike so many people, as I said in my post, Lindsey believed to his CORE in the wisdom and virtue and judgment of the people." "And he was open to learning and embracing new thoughts and new ideas as an elder statement in the party. And by the way, as I told Lindsey, we learned so much from him. We learned so much from Lindsey with his passion, his conviction and his belief in the greatness of America." Stephen Miller

🚨 WOW! Stephen Miller just went on an IMPASSIONED speech for Lindsey Graham "To know Lindsay was to know sincerity...the fact that he came to be one of the most important ALLIES of Trump and Trumpism and MAGA made it an even GREATER testament to his character — because it showed that unlike so many people, as I said in my post, Lindsey believed to his CORE in the wisdom and virtue and judgment of the people." "And he was open to learning and embracing new thoughts and new ideas as an elder statement in the party. And by the way, as I told Lindsey, we learned so much from him. We learned so much from Lindsey with his passion, his conviction and his belief in the greatness of America." Stephen Miller

Eric Daugherty

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Julian Assange is now a free man. It’s a miracle he’s walking free and a huge victory for the freedom of press. I don’t like the way our government has conducted itself for decades now when it comes to foreign policy, foreign wars, and regime change. Julian revealed the secrets the Deep State never wanted to see the light of day and that’s why they came after him. I wish Julian and his family all the best and hope that one day his name is cleared and receives a full pardon from all charges.

Julian Assange is now a free man. It’s a miracle he’s walking free and a huge victory for the freedom of press. I don’t like the way our government has conducted itself for decades now when it comes to foreign policy, foreign wars, and regime change. Julian revealed the secrets the Deep State never wanted to see the light of day and that’s why they came after him. I wish Julian and his family all the best and hope that one day his name is cleared and receives a full pardon from all charges.

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸

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I was having a chat with some friends today, and Beyoncé and Jay Z came up, which made me think about so many things. Beyoncé aside, it’s actually easy to understand why she fell for Jay Z and still loves him. When you watch the people around them, from Kelly to Mama Tina and others, you can see how comfortable and genuinely happy they are around him. He clearly has a magnetic presence and seems like great company. The way he is around Beyoncé is playful and relaxed, and his personality comes across strongly in interviews. Then there’s his intellect. You see it in his interviews,his books, his lyrics, the books he references, his influences, and the way he thinks. There’s a rare depth to him. That’s why most of y’all on stan Twitter struggle to understand their relationship. To a lot of y’all, everything is black and white, and most of y’all operate on a very shallow level. No substance, just negativity, bad vibes, entitlement, and stupidity. And it’s exactly why yall have created this “big bad wolf” narrative around him for years, even without him not being found guilty of anything, cos that’s the only way for yall to make sense of him.

I was having a chat with some friends today, and Beyoncé and Jay Z came up, which made me think about so many things. Beyoncé aside, it’s actually easy to understand why she fell for Jay Z and still loves him. When you watch the people around them, from Kelly to Mama Tina and others, you can see how comfortable and genuinely happy they are around him. He clearly has a magnetic presence and seems like great company. The way he is around Beyoncé is playful and relaxed, and his personality comes across strongly in interviews. Then there’s his intellect. You see it in his interviews,his books, his lyrics, the books he references, his influences, and the way he thinks. There’s a rare depth to him. That’s why most of y’all on stan Twitter struggle to understand their relationship. To a lot of y’all, everything is black and white, and most of y’all operate on a very shallow level. No substance, just negativity, bad vibes, entitlement, and stupidity. And it’s exactly why yall have created this “big bad wolf” narrative around him for years, even without him not being found guilty of anything, cos that’s the only way for yall to make sense of him.

IChooseViolence

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Landerius “Dede” Hayes sometimes went without food and slept in his family’s car with the heat on, because the mobile home he lived in with his mom “wasn’t really safe.” When Dede’s mom moved, his principal, Rob Burnside, received a letter informing him to un-enroll the high schooler. But Rob had a different idea — and the decision he made to provide a warm home for the teenager cost him his job. Still, Rob told David Begnaud that he has no regrets making Dede a part of his family: “What value can we put on the life of a young person?”

Landerius “Dede” Hayes sometimes went without food and slept in his family’s car with the heat on, because the mobile home he lived in with his mom “wasn’t really safe.” When Dede’s mom moved, his principal, Rob Burnside, received a letter informing him to un-enroll the high schooler. But Rob had a different idea — and the decision he made to provide a warm home for the teenager cost him his job. Still, Rob told David Begnaud that he has no regrets making Dede a part of his family: “What value can we put on the life of a young person?”

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Luxury beliefs are costly to attain. It’s true that in 2020 anyone on the street could have said, “Defund the police.” But you don’t automatically acquire status simply by repeating the slogan. You have to say it in a way that communicates your level of education, upbringing, and cultural capital. It’s similar to knowing a lot about wine. You might be able to fool someone momentarily by mentioning a particular vintage. But if I ask why you like that wine, you need to be able to elaborate in a certain way. The same is true of luxury beliefs. You can’t just say, “Defund the police.” If I ask why, you have to talk about interlocking systems of oppression, violence interrupters, the history of abolition and slavery, and so on. You have to be able to communicate the belief in a specific language. The only way to do that is by passing through certain institutions, having certain kinds of jobs, and being immersed in particular social environments. There is certainly a group-membership signaling component here. But the audience is primarily affluent, college-educated, credentialed people. Those are the people these signals are meant for.

Luxury beliefs are costly to attain. It’s true that in 2020 anyone on the street could have said, “Defund the police.” But you don’t automatically acquire status simply by repeating the slogan. You have to say it in a way that communicates your level of education, upbringing, and cultural capital. It’s similar to knowing a lot about wine. You might be able to fool someone momentarily by mentioning a particular vintage. But if I ask why you like that wine, you need to be able to elaborate in a certain way. The same is true of luxury beliefs. You can’t just say, “Defund the police.” If I ask why, you have to talk about interlocking systems of oppression, violence interrupters, the history of abolition and slavery, and so on. You have to be able to communicate the belief in a specific language. The only way to do that is by passing through certain institutions, having certain kinds of jobs, and being immersed in particular social environments. There is certainly a group-membership signaling component here. But the audience is primarily affluent, college-educated, credentialed people. Those are the people these signals are meant for.

Rob Henderson

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Trying something a little new… Instead of a goal breakdown today, here’s the first of a two part player profile on Hockey Canada and Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone 🇨🇦 . While he frequently shows up on highlights, he also embodies the subtleties of our game and what makes him one of the smartest and most impactful players in the world! Things to look for: - The little plays he makes at each blue line — two of the most critical areas of the ice - His vision hitting second wave on zone entries - His brilliance in the subtle simplicities of his game that make everyone around him better

Alec Martinez

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The sharpest observers of class and status in the early and mid–20th century were left-wing intellectuals. In part, this is because they saw themselves as critics of the established order. To challenge a system, you first have to understand it. That outsider perspective often made them unusually perceptive about how status and hierarchy actually worked. A good example is Pierre Bourdieu. In his book Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste, he introduced the idea of “cultural capital.” Most people are familiar with economic capital, which refers to money and material resources. Bourdieu’s insight was that elites do not just accumulate wealth. They also convert it into signals of taste and status. In his time, this meant knowledge of fine wine, art, music, and travel. These were not random preferences. They functioned as markers. When someone displayed this kind of knowledge, they were quietly signaling that they belonged to an educated and refined social class, one shaped by elite institutions and social networks. Reading Bourdieu today, the parallels are hard to miss. The specific signals have changed, but the underlying logic remains. This is where the idea of “luxury beliefs” emerges. Many of these beliefs operate as a modern form of cultural capital. They signal membership in a certain class, not through taste in art or wine, but through the right opinions. Those opinions are often shaped in similar ways. People move through private schools and elite universities. They enter professional environments that reward certain viewpoints. They consume particular media and adopt the language and assumptions that circulate within those circles. Over time, their beliefs drift further from those of the broader public. What looks like a set of moral or political commitments can also function as a status signal. In that sense, the mechanism Bourdieu described has not disappeared. It has simply taken on a new form.

The sharpest observers of class and status in the early and mid–20th century were left-wing intellectuals. In part, this is because they saw themselves as critics of the established order. To challenge a system, you first have to understand it. That outsider perspective often made them unusually perceptive about how status and hierarchy actually worked. A good example is Pierre Bourdieu. In his book Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste, he introduced the idea of “cultural capital.” Most people are familiar with economic capital, which refers to money and material resources. Bourdieu’s insight was that elites do not just accumulate wealth. They also convert it into signals of taste and status. In his time, this meant knowledge of fine wine, art, music, and travel. These were not random preferences. They functioned as markers. When someone displayed this kind of knowledge, they were quietly signaling that they belonged to an educated and refined social class, one shaped by elite institutions and social networks. Reading Bourdieu today, the parallels are hard to miss. The specific signals have changed, but the underlying logic remains. This is where the idea of “luxury beliefs” emerges. Many of these beliefs operate as a modern form of cultural capital. They signal membership in a certain class, not through taste in art or wine, but through the right opinions. Those opinions are often shaped in similar ways. People move through private schools and elite universities. They enter professional environments that reward certain viewpoints. They consume particular media and adopt the language and assumptions that circulate within those circles. Over time, their beliefs drift further from those of the broader public. What looks like a set of moral or political commitments can also function as a status signal. In that sense, the mechanism Bourdieu described has not disappeared. It has simply taken on a new form.

Rob Henderson

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