More Meritocracy Links (see the originals below this post)

Hi class,

I have found a few more articles for you to consider as you write your papers on meritocracy. I realized too late that the original links were one-sided, and I hope that you can find some different perspectives in these other articles.

Ms. Gonzalez

From the Brookings Institution:
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/1999/12politics_toch.aspx


From Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-meritocracy-and-its-a-good-thing-too-2009-8


From the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/world/europe/01ecoles.html

Meritocracy Articles

Hi,

Here are the links to the 6 meritocracy articles that were discussed in class today. Pick the ones you will read to cite/paraphrase in your essay, and print them out if you need to. You can also ask me to help print out a copy for you.

Remember, you need at least one quote or paraphrase from the articles you do choose, and keep in mind that paraphrases must also be cited.

Ms. Gonzalez

NY Magazine article:
http://nymag.com/news/features/63427/

Newsweek article:
http://www.newsweek.com/1995/04/03/the-myth-of-meritocracy.html

The American Spectator:
http://spectator.org/archives/2008/12/16/the-obama-meritocracy

NY Times:
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/the-trouble-with-meritocracy/

msnbc.com:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8232821/

The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/11/does-meritocracy-work/4305/