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Reconsidering the Genius Class

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Apr 29, 2022
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In my Peasant Theory, there are the Rulers, the Geniuses and the Peasants. It is a functional description of how class operates in the US. If you have to ask which class you’re in, then you’re obviously a peasant. That’s OK because you are in good company. The series of spy novels by Mick Herron has been masterfully crafted into a television series by t…

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