A powerful and original argument that traces the roots of our present crisis of authority to an unlikely source: the meritocracy.
Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another - from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate Amer[...]
Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another"--"from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball"--"imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, the social contract between ordin[...]