As you may recall, recently I had an argument with my uncle regarding the responsibility of wealthy people to maintain opinions of the highest integrity.

The argument goes like this: Wealthy people, and anyone in an elite sphere of influence, must make a greater effort to substantiate their opinions.  Merely offering a single article from a periodical is never enough evidence to make a claim.   People of great influence have a responsibility to cultivate truthful opinions because the impact of their ideas is so much greater.

I don’t think it was such a perceptive point. My uncle is wealthy and that is why I came at the topic from that angle.