How To Keep The Middle Class In Line

Controlling the middle class is imperative if you want political power in America.  Here’s how it’s done:

Give them just enough to claim middle class status.

Keep them insecure and wanting more.

Make them think that if anything changes, they’ll lose what they have. Read More

Fashionable Revolution

Although the times are unsettled and revolutionary jargon is in the air, one doesn’t expect a women’s fashion magazine to employ it as a motif, or at least, not one as haute as W.   In a recent issue, I discovered a highly entertaining profile of Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, subtitled “the quiet revolutionary,” and illustrated with slogan-y artwork reminiscent of early 20th century art manifestos.  How ironic, I thought, coming from the mag I read to spy on the wealthy. Read More