As Wilkinson semi-concedes later on in his item, it's not really true that "well-connected wonks can get rich on Wall Street only because Washington power is now so unconstrained." It's impossible to create a government weak enough that having deep knowledge of government will not be a marketable commodity. Given that fact, the only answer is to create social norms and regulatory barriers to minimize excessive special interest as best as possible.
2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan