For two decades during the World War II era, James Conant was president of Harvard, which is when he and other college ...

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 ...

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So, what’s led this divide? For the Atlantic’s December issue cover story, Contributing Writer David Brooks argues that the dysfunctional system of meritocracy is largely responsible and needs ...

Many supporters of Donald Trump will die sooner than the elites they hate, author David Brooks writes in his essay for The Atlantic — “How the Ivy League Broke America” — and it’s by design.

Our elite-education system has a lot to answer for, Brooks argues. We need a new set of meritocratic values.