The Tyranny of Merit: Why the Promise of Moving Up Is Pulling America Apart by Michael J. Sandel

The Tyranny of Merit: Why the Promise of Moving Up Is Pulling America Apart

Michael J. Sandel

272 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics informative reflective medium-paced
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In recent decades, mainstream politicians across the aisle--from Reagan to Obama--have offered a rhetoric of rising: everyone should be given an equal chance to get ahead. But the relentless focus on "equal opportunity" ignores the morally corrosi...

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