Meritocracy

Coronavirus Makes Us Re-think How We Value Labor and Lives

Coronavirus Makes Us Re-think How We Value Labor and Lives

“It’s like suddenly they realized we are here contributing,” Nancy Silva told The New York Times. Silva, a 43-old undocumented…

3 years ago

Opinion: Can LeBron James Re-Define the Damaging Success Story Americans Have Come to Love?

When Josh Jacobs was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, he received…

4 years ago

Meritocracy is the poisonous cause of, not the antidote for, the college admissions scandal

The outrage the college admissions scandal has inspired tends to be directed at those it deems undeserving, not at meritocracy…

5 years ago

As Our Institutions Fail, Will Americans Get Angry or Apathetic?

We need to believe in the competence of our public institutions for our society to function. When they don't function,…

11 years ago

The Failure of Meritocracy in the United States

Meritocracy is in crisis and the potential remedies for this situation are not happening because of the power exercised by…

11 years ago