There wasn't anything in this article that made me think he was suggesting a conspiracy. In fact the word 'bias' (repeated twice in the title) sort of implies i

There wasn't anything in this article that made me think he was suggesting a conspiracy. In fact the word 'bias' (repeated twice in the title) sort of implies it's not a conscious process. The way I read it was that everybody acts in their own interests, without coordination, and trends emerge, with "elite status" being a label you apply to a set of completely unrelated people. No conspiracy, just bias. Looking at the author's CV, he's an economics professor, and that's a very Econ view of the world. So, I would not be surprised if he doesn't feel like he needs to explain that perspective on his blog.