Check out these recent articles from around the web: What if We’re the Bad Guys Here? by David Brooks: “The most important of those systems is the modern meritocracy. We built an entire social order that sorts and excludes people on the basis of the quality that we possess most: academic achievement. Highly educated parents… Read More Around the Web

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