Almost 20 years ago, the columnist David Brooks caught the spirit of the age. His book Bobos in Paradise hailed the marriage between bohemian 1960s radicals and the money-chasing bourgeoisie of the 1980s. They had merged into the Clintons. In place of America’s Episcopalian elites came the meritocratic establishment. Anyone with talent could join. “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his abilities,” wrote Mr Brooks.
大约20年前，专栏作家戴维•布鲁克斯(David Brooks)抓住了时代精神。他在《布波族：一个社会新阶层的崛起》(Bobos in Paradise)一书中宣告了1960年代波西米亚激进分子和1980年代追逐金钱的布尔乔亚的结合。这种结合的代表就是克林顿夫妇(the Clintons)这样的人。美国的圣公会派精英们已被重视真才实学的建制派所取代。任何有才之士都可以加入。“各尽所能，按能分配。”布鲁克斯写道。
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