在新书《尾旋坠落 》 （ Tailspin）中，记者出身的作者史蒂文·布里尔（Steven Brill）指出，美国的自由民主制度已经与其推崇的社会目标脱节，因为它们只保护一小撮人，而以自由市场的名义放任其它脆弱群体遭受掠夺。
In his new book Tailspin, the journalist Steven Brill argues that US institutions are no longer fit for purpose, because they protect only the few and leave the rest vulnerable to predatory behavior in the name of the free market.