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325. The Downfall of the Ivy League | Victor Davis Hanson

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The American Military Is a Very Interesting Institution

American military is very interesting institution because it was it was staggeringly meritocratically based and that started more or less in World War I. Black Americans are disproportionately likely to serve in the armed forces as well which is quite interesting. One of the problems with producing a military apparatus where you dispense with meritocracy is you cease to attract people who would be likely to thrive temperamentally and practically, he says.

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