The main claim is that today's liberal establishment has no patience with the idea that everyone should share in society’s wealth. Instead, what today's libera

The main claim is that today's liberal establishment has no patience with the idea that everyone should share in society’s wealth. Instead, what today's liberal establishment really pines for, the author writes, is a more perfect meritocracy. Unfortunately, there is no solidarity in a perfect meritocracy, for the ideology of meritocracy negates any esteem society's winners might feel for poorly educated, low-achieving losers. Rings True.