Wednesday, December 11, 2019

American Meritocracy

If you see a rich white kid in an elite school, a reasonable assumption is his (or her) way was paved by cash.
James Littlefair, an advance staffer who worked for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, has resigned from the department after his mother pleaded guilty to illegally helping him graduate from Georgetown University as part of the nationwide “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, according to two people familiar with the matter.