Topic: Professional Class

A listener question prompts a discussion on why 80% of attorneys are Democrats, which Robert Barnes attributes to the rise of a "professional managerial class." This class is described as arrogant and believing they have a mandate to govern others, a trend Barnes traces back to Woodrow Wilson and Dwight D. Eisenhower's warnings about a new elite. This demographic shift makes it difficult for populists like Alex Jones to find willing legal representation.

The prevalence of lawyers in the U.S. Congress and the UK Parliament is criticized as a consolidation of power within a single professional class. In the UK, the Labor Party is noted for shifting from actual laborers and coal miners to a group of "woke" lawyers. The segment advocates for dispersing power among ordinary people with diverse life experiences rather than a small managerial elite.