At its most basic, the logic of ‘meritocracy’ is ironclad: putting the most qualified, best equipped people into the positions of greates responsibility and import…But my central contention is that our near-religious fidelity to the...

The first commendment of hte post 1970s meritocracy can be sumed up as follows: “Thou shall provide equality of opportunity to all, regardless of race, gender, or sexual oritentation, but worry not about equality of...