There Is No American Meritocracy As Long As People Are Naming Their Kids Truffles

Peter Neiger shared a great little piece by Nicholas Kristof in the NYT yesterday, The Compassion Gap. It’s not long and I highly recommend reading the whole thing. Kristof points out a lot of uncomfortable truths, especially uncomfortable for free-marketers. The post is a defense of his previously offered suggestion for more “early-childhood interventions to broaden opportunity in America.” … [Read more…]