Vivek Ramaswamy Says America Must Return to Meritocracy

Vivek Ramaswamy Says America Must Return to Meritocracy
Entrepreneur and political activist Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Vision 2024 National Conservative Forum at the Charleston Area Convention Center in Charleston, S.C., on March 18, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images
Updated:

Republican presidential candidate and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy warned in a recent speech of a “listlessness in American society” caused by its abandonment of meritocratic principles.

Speaking at the National Review Institute’s Ideas Summit on March 31, Ramaswamy diagnosed what he believes is responsible for the popularity of “woke” ideas among young people in the West.