JESSE POWELL writes: I have  made the point before of rebutting the idea, put forth last week by Charles Murray, that “the upper class” is doing just fine in its family behaviors while “the lower class” is where all the problems are. It is indeed true that “the upper class” is doing better than “the lower [...]

  CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS wrote last week on preposterous new rape statistics released by the federal government. The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that thirty percent of women are victims of sexual violence. In The Washington Post, Sommers explained how surveyors came up with this patently absurd number. She wrote:

  I MISSED many stories last week, including this Wall Street Journal piece by Charles Murray, who points to the now familiar facts of class and family disintegration. He writes: We have developed a new upper class with advanced educations, often obtained at elite schools, sharing tastes and preferences that set them apart from mainstream America. At the same time, we have [...]