meritocracy
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Eliminator, Not Meritocracy
X.T.M argues NEET is an eliminator, not a meritocracy, a rationing device for 1.3 lakh MBBS seats that measures stamina and family resources, yet should be kept because fragmented state…
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The Broken Compact
The author argues that the incremental Indian and American Dream, in which education and merit lead to mobility, has expired for a generation. He sees a new South Asian left…
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Merit, Class, and the Ossified Dream
Writing from Newark Airport, X.T.M argues that class structures have ossified in the Global North, and suggests that educated upper-middle-class Hindus who followed the IIT and Ivy route face a…
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People of lower castes have bad personalities
A quoted study abstract finding that caste disparities in hiring at elite multinationals recruiting from an elite Indian college arise mainly at the final personal interview, which screens on ‘cultural…
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Life is a great test
Razib Khan compares two pieces on Asian American test-prep culture, criticising The Juggernaut for starting from a conclusion that test scores are a proxy for privilege and preferring a Refinery29…
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Why Musa was made C in C Pakistan Army
Reposting Aslam Minhas, via Major Amin, on why Ayub Khan made General Musa commander-in-chief in 1958, overlooking the better qualified Habibullah Khan, a choice that some officers later saw as…
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American Caste (b)
The author argues that America faces a national crisis in maths competence, citing 2018 PISA scores in which only 8 per cent of US students reached Level 5, against far…
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It’s not always Racism
A list of ten reflections arguing that racism is too quickly blamed for everything, that elites may select on class and ability, and that ‘model’ minorities in the West are…
