A nit to pick, if you can bear with me: It’s not so much “Clown World” as it is the world of “the letter of the law is the once and final word on any subject” which allows us no recourse against the enthronement of corrupt principles in positive law.
My problem is that the “letter of the law” is applied in some circumstances (usually to White males) and totally ignored in others (usually for “protected” groups). Basically, it has become a two-tier society. Maybe it was always like that to some degree, but it feel like it has gotten worse.
The “Clown World” situation occurs when thousands of years of tradition, or just plain common sense, is thrown out the window because some victim group decides things should be different—regardless of the actual consequences for Society.