The American Tory

Some people are really shocked with my obsession with merit and I think its time to detail why I support this principle so much.

From my perspective, there is no way to judge individuals fairly except merit because its the only factor based on reason. All other factors contain some element of emotional preference, which makes them far less objective.

Essentially, if I could choose how the world worked, I would put it on the merit system. If you do not meet the requirements or someone is better than you at something, you do not have merit in this regard.

Merit = Skills, abilities, performance, etc…

I am obsessed with merit because my family has built its existence not on handouts, but merit. My father works hard like my grandfathers. He may work long hours and dislikes his job sometimes, but he provides for his family a standard of living better than any of those provided by my ancestors.

I earned a full tuition scholarship to Hillsdale not because of a legacy or because of being a minority, but because I worked hard during my 13 years of previous education and took my academics seriously. I might have had less fun than the average kid, but I earned a full tuition scholarship plus had a good foundation for my college education.

Now I am preparing to enter law school and I should not have much difficulty because of my hard work during my undergraduate years (3.6 GPA) and high LSAT score (163 – Top 12 percent).

My life is not built on a foundation of handouts, but merit. This is the guiding principle I live by and what I judge others by.