Who, exactly, are ‘the winners?’ And what is the price of getting ahead and achieving? If it’s accomplished “without reference to morally salient criteria like goodness, mercy, kindness or courage, then we are embarking on a new kind of impoverishment.” Amen! Read more from Thomas Edsall in this NYT’s analysis/commentary.
PERSPECTIVES: Meritocracy Under Seige? Then, Again, What’s Meritorious?
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