That was a strange bite at trying to apply logic.  He says "It’s a silly argument" to say that if you are more qualified and a hard working white male that you should take a back seat to someone less qualified for a job.  Really?

Of course meritocracy is full of bias and we all suffer from cognitive dissonance that makes us more willing to disregard things that do not fit in our ken.   However, would someone please tell me when these clowns will start saying, "hey you know what we did a study of companies owned by, Sikh's, Chinese, Indians, etc. etc. and we found they have a higher rate of hiring their own culture, race than even the Caucasian based companies"    Hmmm.   

Of course a smart company will look at trying to have a diverse group of employees, it makes sense and is good overall for everyone....  and yes meritocracy is flawed as we all have bias.   However this guys piece was weak junk that would get at best a C- from any Philosophy professor.    Weak silly argument.