Tag Archives: meritocracy

Limericks

Posted on March 9, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Progressives just like to boast,We’ll be scraped like burnt toast,Unless we behave,But we’re the knave,Because they moved the goal post. The real enemy of the left is meritocracy,They prefer an omniscient bureaucracy,So hear the call,Like Thunderball,And to get … Continue reading →

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Ivy League Reputations

Posted on January 4, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the progressive long march through the institutions has culminated in the collapse of the Ivy League’s reputation. We have all smelled the stench of rot emanating from them for a while. Moreover it’s long … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged academic freedom, asymmetric power, central planning, corruption, education quality, elite institutions, faculty bias, Harvard, higher education, ideological capture, institutional decay, Ivy League, marxism, meritocracy, political polarization, progressivism, regulation, reputation, social capital, socialism, universities | Leave a comment

The Middle East

Posted on November 24, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the greatest opportunity in the history of mankind has been squandered, because of stupidity. What opportunity? The opportunity that oil wealth gave the Middle East. The rulers of those countries have spilled trillions in … Continue reading →

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Why Meritocracy?

Posted on June 30, 2023 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we don’t seek meritocracy for the benefit of the meritorious, but for the benefit of mankind. Those who are smart, wise, moral, hard working and have a good attitude, will make it under any … Continue reading →

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What Politics Is And What It Is Not

Posted on May 24, 2023 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, power is about people, not about ideas. The best ideas in the world will be ignored… if they come from the wrong source, lessen the power of the elite, or get in the way … Continue reading →

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Harnessing The Pareto Curve

Posted on July 13, 2022 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the Pareto distribution is a natural law, and since it is a natural law, we should harness it as we have done with fire, gravity and chemistry. Fire burns those who touch it, yet … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy Is the Solution

Posted on June 17, 2022 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, one solution to our societal ills, the elite carefully steer us away from is… meritocracy. The elite despise meritocracy despite their pretended love of it. Preferring letters to actual merit, they believe the more … Continue reading →

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Are You a Socialist?

Posted on February 4, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, socialism is premised on the notion, that the State can order our lives better than we ourselves can. Which is then predicated on the idea that we are not competent to run our own … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy Versus Political Favor

Posted on March 8, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, those who are low in conscientiousness and orderliness, always seek to move society from a merit based system, to a politically based one. They do it out of simple self interest. Those not able … Continue reading →

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Distribution of the Goods of Society

Posted on March 1, 2017 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, society functions best when the fruits of the economy are distributed by merit, as in capitalism, rather than force, as in anarchy and corruptocracy, or political favor, as in socialism, communism, feudalism, cronyism and … Continue reading →

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