Elite mask hypocrites think they’re entitled to flout rules they impose on YOU

There’s a handy device for determining status in American society: whether someone feels obligated to abide by his or her own COVID rules.

The true masters of the universe, the people who imagine themselves the great and good without which society can’t function, are the ones who preach but don’t practice, who mandate but don’t comply. They are the mayors and governors who tend to be at the forefront of lockdowns and other impositions, while believing they needn’t pay ­attention to them, certainly not if it might mean missing a dinner date or a hair appointment.