https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/22/the-mandarinization-of-america/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:11:51 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;m hinting at the final problem, which is that this ostensibly meritocratic system increasingly selects from those with enough wealth and connections to first, understand the system, and second, prepare the right credentials to enter it&#8211;as I believe it also did in Imperial China.]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:55:29 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/22/the-mandarinization-of-america-n100349