Twilight of the Elites

Twilight of the ElitesA powerful and original argument that traces the roots of our present crisis of authority to an unlikely source: the meritocracy. Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate America, even Major League Baseball imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, Americans have historically low levels