In Animal Farm, George Orwell coined the perfect phrase for any socialist society: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."  Without exception, all socialist societies have eventually created (to use the Soviet term) a "nomenklatura" — that is, an elite class of high political officials who get special treatment, especially in the realm of material goods denied to other citizens.  With her ukase against protesting around her house, Chicago's Lori Lightfoot seems to have taken Orwell's dictum to heart with a vengeance. We all remember back in April when Lori Lightfoot violated her super-strict lockdown rules so that she could get a haircut.  When Chicago's ungroomed people and their unemployed hairstylists objected, Lightfoot had an answer: she was special. That's not even an exaggeration.  At a press conference, Lightfoot stated: I'm the public face of...(Read Full Post)