Agree to Disagree: Is Meritocracy Overrated?
Topics: Culture
Debate Date: November 26, 2021
The days of kings and queens are largely over. That old hereditary lottery, at least within many democracies, has effectively been replaced by a system in which talent, grit, and ability are meant to set the terms of success. To quote Michael Shaara’s famous Civil War novel, The Killer Angels, “Here we judge …