Tyranny of Merit
Sam Harris speaks with Michael Sandel about the problem with meritocracy. They discuss: the dark side of the concept of merit -the pernicious myth of the self-made man -the moral significance of luck -the backlash against "elites" and expertise -how we value human excellence -the connection between wealth and value creation -the ethics of the tax code -higher education as a sorting mechanism for a caste system -alternatives to 4-year colleges -and other topics.