[Column] Meritocracy stops us from evolving

A true meritocracy is created when all citizens are guaranteed universal welfare and a basic income so that they can all start out in a similar place By Lee Ju-hee, sociology professor at Ewha Womans University Over 30 years ago, the authoritarian regime in South Korea came to a close with the June 29 Declaration of 1987. The democracy that it ushered in was incomplete. The New York Times sarcastically noted that the hard-won election resulted in a new president who probably would have been elected anyway without so much resistance or amendment of the Constitution. This was made […]

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