Clown World · Politics

Social Policy Influences Mate Selection

The effect social policy has on mate selection seems to a taboo subject that the elites want to keep out of sight. In reality, though, social policy has far-reaching influence on mate selection. An easy example is an exuberant welfare state in which even the non-productive members of society can live like millionaires. If economic… Continue reading Social Policy Influences Mate Selection

Clown World · Politics · Society

The Welfare Aristocracy is Real

There is the right-wing saying that at the top and bottom of the wealth pyramid consists of an hereditary aristocracy. Let us ignore that the terminology is wrong as the etymological root of “aristocrat” is the Greek aristos, i.e. “the best”. By definition, if you stratify society based on wealth, then the wealthiest end up… Continue reading The Welfare Aristocracy is Real