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Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy

Christopher Hayes

Why have so many of America's pillar institutions failed, and what went wrong with the idea that merit decides who leads?

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Author
Christopher Hayes

Why read it

  • You will see that today's distrust of institutions has roots in repeated failures, not just in partisan politics
  • You will learn how cheating at the top, once accepted as normal, changes the people who rise there
  • You will understand how inequality harms not only those at the bottom but also the judgment of those at the top

Who it is for

  • A voter who feels the system no longer rewards effort
  • A graduate of an elite school questioning what merit means
  • A reader trying to explain why trust in institutions has fallen

Contents

  1. Chapter 1
  2. THE NAKED EMPERORS
  3. Chapter 2
  4. MERITOCRACY AND ITS DISCONTENTS
  5. THE IRON LAW OF MERITOCRACY
  6. Chapter 3
  7. MORAL HAZARDS
  8. CHEATERS NEVER WIN
  9. OPEN SECRETS
  10. Chapter 4
  11. WHO KNOWS?
  12. HOW DO WE KNOW?
  13. Chapter 5
  14. WINNERS
  15. MONEY
  16. PLATFORM
  17. NETWORKS
  18. 1 PERCENT PATHOLOGIES
  19. CULT OF SMARTNESS
  20. Chapter 6
  21. OUT OF TOUCH
  22. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OF SOCIAL DISTANCE
  23. THE CHURCH
  24. EVACUATING NEW ORLEANS
  25. FIGHTING THE “LONG WAR”
  26. THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
  27. Chapter 7
  28. REFORMATION
  29. TWO ERAS OF EQUALITY

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