https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2013/04/08/pride-goeth-before-the-free-fall/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:24:58 -0400<![CDATA[Today’s elite loathes the public. Nothing personal, just a fundamental difference in world view, but the hatred is unmistakable. Occasionally it escapes in scorching geysers. Michael Lewis reports in the New Republic on the ’96 Dole presidential campaign: ‘The crowd flips the finger at the busloads of journalists and chant rude things at them as they enter each arena. The journalists, for their part, wear buttons that say ‘Yeah, I’m the Media. Screw You.’* The crowd hates the reporters, the reporters hate the crowd – an even matchup, except that the reporters wield power and the crowed (in effect) wields none.]]>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:09:34 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2013/04/08/pride-goeth-before-the-free-fall-n256879