As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a>, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652822/how-to-know-a-person-by-david-brooks/"> How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen</a> (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Atlantic</a>, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652822/how-to-know-a-person-by-david-brooks/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen</a> (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

100 Years of 100 Things: US Meritocracy

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