What astonished me in my early contact with American business is how definitely it ran on merit in comparison to European business. It was “what you know” whereas European business more often was “who you know”. Many doors in the USA were open to a new company based on its skills and how competitive its pricing is, while Europeans would neither answer calls nor consider offers without a personal connection.

Steadily reducing merit in admissions criteria in favour of quotas removes an essential element of what built America and a core competitive advantage. Based on reports of the current climate of corruption, graft and backhands, the train may have already left the station. Reverse discriminataion in college admissions is just another nail in the coffin of American competitiveness.

Today I read an essay in The Atlantic arguing in favour of affirmative action.

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