The US Constitution -- The New York Times -- Meritocracy -- Populism -- David Brooks -- The free market -- The stock market -- "Class warfare" -- The Democratic party -- The prosperity gospel -- Wired magazine -- The creative class -- Malcolm Gladwell -- Reality television -- Damien Hirst -- Ayn Rand -- The memoir -- The Supreme Court -- Higher learning -- The Troubled Asset Relief Program -- The lobbying world -- Libertarianism -- The iPad -- Steve Forbes -- Alan Greenspan -- The sporting life -- Frank Gehry -- The social media -- Tax cuts -- Conclusion: The language problem.