The Last Refuge of Meritocracy in America

The concept of merit itself is now under attack everywhere but in sports. Sports is the last place where it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from, just what you do. 42% of private colleges admit applicants based almost entirely on the fact that their parents are alumni. You get in if you work hard and your dad bought a building. In sports, they don't tell each other stories. They perform.