The Trump show is back in Washington, with familiar set pieces. The new president held court for hours with the press, trolled bankers at Davos, feuded with a bishop and danced with a sword, all with ...

The stark reality is that the world is not a true meritocracy—not even close. As author Malcolm Gladwell aptly observed, “The world is not a meritocracy, as much as we may like to pretend that it is.