A CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM JOEL KOTKIN: Triumph of the Oligarchs: A new class of overlords are making their bid for world domination. “The Corona virus has trammeled the prospects of most Americans, particularly low-income workers. But for one small group, the pandemic has proved something like manna from heaven. Already ascendant beforehand, the tech oligarchy—a relatively small number of companies, venture, and private equity funds—are riding the current crisis to unprecedented dominion over our ever-weakening Republic.”