![]() Few people amass these kind of résumés if they are the type to openly challenge authority. Why? Because I am somewhat cynical about the United States meritocracy. I don’t trust people who get flattering reams of newspaper profiles and are pitched as the Next Big Thing That You Must Pay Attention To, and I don’t trust wunderkinds who become successful too early. And I don’t trust the type of people likely to appear on “40 under 40” lists, the valedictorian-to-Harvard-to-Rhodes-Scholarship types who populate the American elite. I don’t trust military intelligence officers. I don’t trust former McKinsey consultants. Click to shrink.This is in the article:īefore I dive into Shortest Way Home’s account of the life and career of Peter Buttigieg, let me be up front about my bias.
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