[Conventional wisdom] very heavily tends to reflect the preferences and the interests of the elite.

I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.

Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

The habit of disguising ideology as expertise has created a deficit of legitimacy.