In the early 1990s I was at the Houston location of a prominent, globally known jeweler. I was there with a friend who was about to ask his longtime girlfriend to marry him. In talking to the manager, it was disclosed that the Houston outpost's jewelry selection was somewhat different, and seemingly more gold-laden, than what could be found in for instance New Canaan, CT. It seems Houstonians liked a bit more flash in their bracelets, necklaces, and rings.
This experience came to mind while reading the brilliant Kevin Williamson's excellent new book, The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking In the Age of Mob Politics. The Houston-based Williamson's very entertaining and insightful book is among other things a rejection of “mob politics,” and “its effects on our political discourse and our culture.”
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