Where the Ivy League goes, America follows.
The Ivy League matters because Ivy Leaguers occupy the commanding heights of the American culture, economy, and government. Six of the last ten presidents went to Ivy League schools, and another two went to their peers (Duke and the United States Naval Academy). Seven of the nine current Supreme Court justices went to the Ivy League or Stanford for both undergraduate and law school. Ditto for the Senate majority leader.
