I didnt see the article but it sounds as though he is accusing the hoi polloi of doubting global warming etc simply because the liberal elite endorses it. But he’s wrong. We dont doubt GW simply because Al Gore is its spokesmodel. We reject it because we have looked at the evidence and it is pathetic. Similarily opposition to abortion rights outside of the “educated class” is based on something more than said class’ support of it.
There has always been something nauseating about the manner in which liberal elites dismiss lies like Blumenthals as if they were akin to inflating the value of something you donated to Goodwill by a few bucks. Brooks gets more like them all the time.
You make yourself look stupid by accusing Brooks of being that stupid. Brooks and I have our disagreements, but given Brooks's own erudition, I think it is safer to suggest that Brooks is poking fun at the self-described intellectual elite who make exactly that accusation. Brooks is not Al Gore.