A merit-less screed that amounts to a bunch of name-calling about "liberal Brahmans" and complaining that the top institutions actually have influence. Of cour

A merit-less screed that amounts to a bunch of name-calling about "liberal Brahmans" and complaining that the top institutions actually have influence. Of course the top institutions have influence - even if they somehow 'broke up the cartel', the new top institutions would also have influence. Tearing down a society's top achievers & institutions is not a way to achieve a useful equality (see Harrison Bergeron). That said, the encouragement at the end for supporting students going to a far wider range of colleges and universities, including Bernie Sanders' plan for free tuition for students of families under $125k is a great idea.