William Deresiewicz on the “Excellent Sheep” of the American Elite
The Good Fight
The Meritocracy and the Liberal Elite
Since the 60s or 70s, there has been a shift towards a multi-ethnic meritocracy in choosing the elite class, which has become self-perpetuating and exclusive./nUpper middle class and upper-class families have found ways to game the system of elite college admissions, leading to an overwhelming percentage of students from the top 10 or 20%./nThe elite class has undergone residential segregation, with a homogenization process occurring in suburbs, upscale urban areas, and private/public schools./nThe liberal elite, while claiming to speak for the oppressed, is disconnected from the experiences, desires, and thoughts of the majority of people in the country./nThe term 'Bobo', coined by David Brooks, was previously in common usage as a French term to describe a class within the country.
