We hear a lot about “white privilege” these days, despite the facts tending to suggest that such a commodity has long-since ceased to pay a dividend to its shareholders. The irony is that there are few more comfortable gigs than banging on about the sins — real and imagined — of white people. Whilst alleged privilege enjoyers struggle to make ends meet, their critics have had the chance to absolutely rake it in.
This is an excerpt from a piece in this week’s The Critic magazine. You can read the full article here.