October 9, 2021 • 61 mins
Clay is joined by Harvard philosopher, Professor Michael Sandel, for an in depth discussion about the forces in our country that create its winners and its losers, and how that tyranny of meritocracy divides us. Have modern democracies fallen prey to credentialism and a financial system that enriches individuals instead of the common good? And can we fix our discourse and create systems of inclusion to make us all feel like valued stakeholders in our society?
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Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.
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