265. Meritocracy or Else | Dr. Adrian Wooldridge

Dr. Adrian Wooldridge is a political editor at The Economist and author of the new book ‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World.’ In this episode, Dr. Wooldridge and I discuss how his new book has been received, the history of meritocracy, how IQ testing shaped educational policy, group-based judgement, and the importance of defending liberal individualism. —Links—Follow Dr. Wooldridge on Twitter: ​​https://twitter.com/adwooldridge‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World:’ https://amazon.com/Aristocracy-Talent...More books by Dr. Wooldridge: https://amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/... —Chapters—[0:00] Intro[1:06] Reviews of ‘The Aristocracy of Talent’[3:47] Measuring the Mind, History of IQ Testing, & British Education[7:22] 11+ System vs. the Modern Prolonged Educational System[10:22] Workplace Selection Tests [11:58] IQ Literature & IQ Testing for the US Military[14:55] Michael Young’s ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’[16:58] Pareto Distribution, Matthew Principle, & Creative Achievement Tests[18:22] History of Meritocracy [22:43] Conflating Moral Worth with Intellectual Ability[24:25] Conceptual Inadequacy & “Bell Curve Liberals”[29:45…