The Question of Bill Deresiewicz's Character

There is nothing a snobbish Ivy Leaguer likes better than putting down the Ivy League. It's an easy way to signal that you are above your ow...

Doctor Cleveland: Snobs vs. the Ivy League (or, The Question of Bill Deresiewicz'sCharacter) skip to main | skip to sidebar Doctor Cleveland Books, Politics, and Strong Coffee Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Snobs vs. the Ivy League (or, The Question of Bill Deresiewicz'sCharacter) There is nothing a snobbish Ivy Leaguer likes better than putting down the Ivy League. It's an easy way to signal that you are above your own Ivy League school and the privilege it confers -- all a big humbug that your superior perspective sees right through -- while holding on to every last scrap of that privilege. It allow

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