On The Great Chain of Taste
Highbrow, Middlebrow, Lowbrow, and the Philistine (Class Series, Essay 3)
“The true test of class is not the size of your wallet, but the shape of your taste.” — Paul Fussell, Class: A Guide Through the American Status System (1983)
America’s real divide is not between rich and poor but between what they consume. Taste marks class as clearly as money, and the chain of taste that once held the nation together—highbrow, middlebr…
