Episode

12/24 Best of 2012: Chris Hayes, The Twilight of The Elites

December 24, 2012

In two of the best interviews from 2012, the great Chris Hayes, explained the iron law of meritocracy, the cult of smart, the self correcting power of democracy and his own experience in the American meritocracy. Plus, Sam Seder’s War on Christmas!

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