Episode 863
100 Years of 100 Things: US Meritocracy
As our centennial series continues, David Brooks reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.
December 4, 202437m 38s
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Show Notes
As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.
Topics
educationmeritocracyamerican_historylocal_wnychistory100_years