Opinion: The pathologies of the winner-take-all society
By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer March 12 at 3:16 PM The most dramatic story of the day is not, at first glance, about politics — except it is. Here are some of the amazing details:
Court filings released Tuesday paint an ugly picture of privileged parents committing crimes to get their children into selective schools. Among those charged are actresses Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show “Desperate Housewives,” and Lori Loughlin, who appeared on “Full House,” according to court documents. A representative for Loughlin declined to comment. A representative for Huffman did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
So this is also a story about the perverse consequences of a winner-take-all society, where rich people believe that the spoils of American life are so unfairly divided that if little Cameron or Madison has to go to, say, San Diego State instead of Stanford, their lives will be miserable failures. If that sounds like a better situation than the one we're in, we can ask what government might to do make it possible. But right now, we have one party that would like to move in that direction, and another party that says,"No thanks — the way things are now is fine."
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