Interesting Philosophical Debate - Meritocracy, Free Markets and the Dignity of Work

Harvard’s Michael Sandel on the Dignity of Work

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/contributive-justice-and-dignity-work/615919/

Unfettered markets and a rampant culture of meritocracy have eroded the rewards and dignity of work for most Americans. It’s time for a new ethic of “contributive justice.”

Alternate Perspectives:

In Defense of Meritocracy

https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/08/american-meritocracy-needs-reform-not-replacement/

How to Fix American Meritocracy

https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/07/david-brooks-american-meritocracy-practical-reforms-more-important-changing-cultural-attitudes/

How We Are Ruining America

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html