Rich People Things

by Lehmann, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781608461523
• ISBN10: 1608461521
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-18
• Publisher: Haymarket Books

Summary

Keeping up with the American elite can be tiring. This is the layman's guide to how the wealthy maintain control.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The US Constitution	p. 9
The New York Times	p. 15
Meritocracy	p. 21
Populism	p. 27
David Brooks	p. 33
The Free Market	p. 41
The Stock Market	p. 47
"Class Warfare"	p. 53
The Democratic Party	p. 59
The Prosperity Gospel	p. 65
Wired Magazine	p. 71
The Creative Class	p. 77
Malcolm Gladwell	p. 85
Reality Television	p. 93
Damien Hirst	p. 101
Ayn Rand	p. 107
The Memoir	p. 115
The Supreme Court	p. 121
Higher Learning	p. 127
The Troubled Asset Relief Program	p. 137
The Lobbying World	p. 145
Libertarianism	p. 153
The iPad	p. 163
Steve Forbes	p. 169
Alan Greenspan	p. 177
The Sporting Life	p. 185
Frank Gehry	p. 191
The Social Media	p. 201
Tax Cuts	p. 211
Conclusion: The Language Problem	p. 221
Notes	p. 237
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