“Let’s not forget the late, great Angelo Codevilla either.”
Yes, he was excellent, I always looked for his work.
Another guy who spotted this trend very early on was Jeffrey Bell, who wrote Populism and Elitism back in 1992. He was already arguing that liberal vs conservative was outdated, that the real division was populists vs elites.
https://www.amazon.com/Populism-Elitism-Politics-Age-Equality/dp/0895265176
Thank you! I was familiar with Francis and Codevilla, of course, and a fan of both, but don’t recall Bell. I appreciate the introduction!