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Meritocracy

HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one Meritocracy

HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one

commentary The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth Published August 14, 2026 12:00PM (EDT) Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in "Lanterns." (John Johnson/HBO Max) Before we glimpse the opening title card for “Lanterns,” co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon…
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August 14, 2026
Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here’s why that doesn’t add up Meritocracy

Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here’s why that doesn’t add up

The University of California Board of Regents is being asked to consider whether to bring back the SAT and ACT for admissions, a debate so hot even New York is weighing in on this Golden State dilemma. Despite dire warnings from our right-coast friends and thousands (yes, thousands) of professors…
bubmag
July 8, 2026
Are ‘hyper-meritocracy’ and feminist backlash driving South Korean young men to the right? Meritocracy

Are ‘hyper-meritocracy’ and feminist backlash driving South Korean young men to the right?

“Ordinary Men in Action” activists held a press conference in Seoul, 2022, to push back against gendered hate politics. Image courtesy of Feminism With Him. Used with permission. It can be difficult to define what “conservative” or “right-wing populist” means, as the boundaries have blurred with other terms such as…
bubmag
January 10, 2026