Much of what’s gone wrong with elite journalism can be summed up with this perfect little anecdote:

One member of the [New York Times] editorial board, who gave up a large, enclosed office in the old building for one of these small fishbowls, growled to me, “There’s no place I can change into a tuxedo.”

We all weep for him.

Seriously, though, there’s a reason the elite press corps doesn’t care much about the economic situation of the middle class — they’re not a part of it.