And this kind of thing may sound conspiratorial, because it probably is. It was Angelo Carusone who opened my eyes (14 years ago) to just how legally corrupt America has become when he explained how conservative law firms aligned with the federalist society show up on law school campuses every year to “buy up” all the young legal talent and ensure they will never make it into progressive government.  Want to keep a kid from becoming socially important? Pay him $180k—to start.