Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson, who lives on a family farm near Fresno, writes extensively about the devolution of the Central Valley's economy and cultural morality into what he calls a «pre-modern» state — to the utter indifference of coastal elites living a mere hundred miles away. (firstthings.com)
As Politico's Jack Shafer notes, «The Florida jury that found in Hogan's favor thought it was delivering a rebuke to morally reprobate coastal elites on behalf of a hometown hero. (inc.com)
Not a sense of aggrieved offense by coastal elites at the uncompromising game of the American interior. (sbnation.com)