The political philosopher John Rawls pointed out that a meritocratic society isn’t necessarily fairer than an aristocratic one. After all, the qualities that meritocracy rewards – exceptional ...

Chances are you consider tech to be one of the more meritocratic professions. Compare it to something like medicine or law and it stands to reason that it should be. There's no need for years of ...

For The Atlantic’s December cover story, “How the Ivy League Broke America,” contributing writer David Brooks argues that America’s meritocratic system is not working, and that we need ...

The authors argue that the meritocratic view has under-theorized the innate contradiction between officials' personal competence and political loyalty. In order to survive political struggles, ...

Those who cite meritocracy as an excuse should look into how countries such as Singapore, which in many ways, are meritocratic go the extra mile to accommodate its Malays and Tamils in the Cabinet.

The European Super League has been relaunched as the Unify League, and has the backing of LaLiga giants Real Madrid and ...