First published 2020
In a society that worships success, Michael Sandel exposes the dark underbelly of the meritocracy. As inequality soars and the "winners" look down on the "losers," Sandel argues that our obsession with merit has torn the social fabric, leaving the disenfranchised to face the "tyranny of merit." With searing insight, he reveals how this pernicious ideology perpetuates a cruel system that favors the privileged few. Sandel's radical vision calls for a new framework - one that celebrates solidarity, dignity, and the essential role of luck in shaping our lives.
Genres: political-science, non-fiction, biography-memoir, current-affairs, academic, american-history
Vibes: critical, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: critique-of-society, social-commentary
Period: 1930s-2010s
290 pages · Kindle Edition · Farrar, Straus and Giroux