In the 2025 Asia Future Forum’s keynote session on meritocracy, speakers argued that even elites in meritocratic societies suffer from overwork and self-alienation, while those who are marginalized ...

The belief in meritocracy, assuming that individuals are solely responsible for their success or failure based on their abilities and efforts, is a comforting model for many employers, but it fails to ...

Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life–money, power, jobs, university admission–should be ...

The notion of "meritocracy," where the most talented rise to the top through skill, discipline and determination, fits neatly with the American dream. It reassures us that success is earned and that ...

Meritocracy is such an intuitive concept that defining it feels redundant. It is the idea that social and economic rewards should track talent, effort, and achievement. Spots at the most prestigious ...

Today, parents scramble to shuttle their kids to and from extra-curriculars, provide them with SAT prep, and leverage their money and connections — all to get their children admitted into elite ...

When news spread on Tuesday about the bombshell college-bribery scandal—in which dozens of wealthy parents, including the actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, are accused of taking part in a ...

At the core of Theresa May’s reasons for lifting the ban on new grammar schools in September was, the prime minister argued, her desire for “Britain to be the world’s great meritocracy”. Reiterating ...

The advantage of any virtue can be smothered whenever it is embraced too tightly. Loyalty transforms into corruption and cronyism; piety becomes a warrant for privilege; utility turns a gear that ...

“I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?” —Zsa Zsa Gabor In a meritocracy, one is judged according to one’s personal past performance and achievements. Is ...