On first read I figured this was more lulz from Yale Law like that Amy Chua Tiger Mom BS. But I look forward to reading the book for more detailed arguments. The article is a tale of woe about the meritocracy of elites in finance and law, which Yale Law is by habit and tradition one of the primary sources of supply. And Markovits went to Yale for his BA, his law degree, and occupies a chair named after the judge he clerked for. Blindered much? The inequality the 99% worries about is not the wealth of the meritocracy, it’s inherited and unethically, even criminally, acquired. There are plenty of professions, take STEM, that hire all kinds of graduates from all kinds of schools, not just the incoming 1%, and don’t require you to kill yourself to do well financially. So I shed crocodile tears for the 1% that Yale grooms for their elite clients year after year, and perhaps call BS on the whole thesis.
