America Courts Disaster by Rewarding Failure

When politics become not just one thing, but the only thing in the most influential areas of society, it foretells disaster

America Courts Disaster by Rewarding Failure

Is a country that rewards failure, corruption, and deceit destined to fail?

This disquieting question comes to mind when one considers how members of the commanding heights of society have increasingly failed—at least on merit—upward.

I highlight a number of such individuals across government, media, and the academy, who have all recently been rewarded following epic failiures—from Samantha Power, to Natasha Bertrand, and Nikole Hannah-Jones—in a new piece at the Epoch Times.

As I conclude:

While we might judge political figures on the consequences of their policies for peace and prosperity, or journalists on exposing what the powerful seek to hide, or teachers on the veracity of their scholarship, the institutions these people serve may well not.

They may judge less on the merits, and more on politics, ideology, and faithful adherence to the establishment party line and objectives.

…the impact of the hyper-politicization of these areas is particularly acute, given they have disproportionate power and influence over our lives. If the realms of public policy, culture, and education all subordinate merit and outcomes to politics, and progressive ideology—grading and promoting on everything but performance—we will disproportionately pay the price for it.

Read the whole thing here.