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The Meritocracy Trap: How America'S Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles The Middle Class, And Devours The Elite-used Dijkstra Fresh From A Dutch OvenA Revolutionary New Argument From Eminent Yale Law Professor Daniel Markovits Attacking The False Promise Of Meritocracyit Is An Axiom Of American Life That Advantage Should Be Earned Through Ability And Effort. Even As The Country Divides Itself At Every Turn, The Meritocratic Ideal That Social And Economic Rewards Should Follow Achievement Rather Than Breeding Reigns Supreme. Both Democrats And Republicans Insistently Repeat Meritocratic Notions.