Given that he's lived on both sides of the coin, it brings an interesting perspective. That working class conservative communities are often patronised for having traditional views. But perhaps they serve a practical purpose, rather than heady musings on a university campus

The book argues that "luxury goods" (like cars, clothes etc) have become less common compared to "luxury beliefs" as a marker of class in modern times

I'd argue that different classes have had different attitudes on social issues since the dawn of time - and this is nothing new

These beliefs include Defunding the Police, the end of the family unit, and non monogamous relationships

He says that such things have become "luxury beliefs" held by upper / middle class people, which actively harm the poor working class communities that he grew up in

It tells an enduring story from being homeless and separated from his drug addicted mom at three years old to rubbing shoulders with the Ivy League elite

He then turns to a critique of the "muddled thinking" on American universities that he experienced