Michael Sandel: Why Merit is Destroying Democracy

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 11:30 p.m.

b'Amid the backdrop of rising inequality, the belief in merit has lead to condescension among the winners and a harsh sense of humiliation among those left behind. This is destroying the common good, according to Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel. He makes the case for a new way of thinking about success and failure in, "The Tyranny of Merit: What\'s Become of the Common Good?"'