The problem of “inequality” looms over America like a storm cloud. According to our political and journalistic class, inequality is the single biggest problem facing our nation, with the possible exception of climate change. It is a desperate problem demanding sweeping solutions. President Obama calls it the "defining challenge of our time." Hillary Clinton says we're living in a throwback to the elitist age of "robber barons.” Bernie Sanders says inequality is the result of a "rigged economy” that favors those at the top while holding down those at the bottom.
In that spirit, I have a modest proposal: Abolish the Ivy League. Because if you're worried about inequality among Americans, I can think of no single institution that does more to contribute to the problem.
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