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Check out these recent articles from around the web: The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions by George Packer: “This is the story of how a great republic went soft in the middle, lost the integrity of its guts and fell in on itself—told through government officials whose names under any other president… Read More Around the Web

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Check out these recent articles from around the web: How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners by Sean Illing: “What makes Markovits’s book so interesting is that he doesn’t just condemn meritocracy as unfair for non-elites; he argues that it’s actually bad for the people benefiting from it. The “trap” of meritocracy ensnares all… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: How to Tax Our Way Back to Justice by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman: “It is absurd that the working class is now paying higher tax rates than the richest people in America.” Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore by Judith Shulevitz: “Our unpredictable and… Read More Around the Web