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Tag Archives: Education
Higher ed bubble becomes political weapon
This kerfuffle strikes me as especially sad and emblematic of the shallow cliche-ness of public debate. It’s not really a partisan issue, but so ingrained has it become in our notion of The American Dream that whoever is fool enough … Continue reading
Well I suppose those are technically two ideas to reduce inequality…
James Q. Wilson writing in the WaPo last month: We could reduce income inequality by trying to curtail the financial returns of education and the number of women in the workforce — but who would want to do that? The … Continue reading
Is a college eductation worth it?
I suppose it all depends on your definition of “college education.” I do believe the traditional model of borrowing a ton of money to spend 4+ years listening to lectures in “studies” of questionable merit will soon die. It’s just … Continue reading
Liberalism’s Greatest Failure
Dynamite movie. On the heels of Chris Christie’s battles with the NJ Teachers Unions. Will matters improve? I’m not holding my breath – those unions are a cash cow and shock troops for the democratic party. h/t Jonah Goldberg in … Continue reading
1648 and All That
What is the most critical trait one should seek in a statesman? Roger Kimball provides a few thoughts of his own along with the author’s in this review of Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order in the most recent … Continue reading
The “resource curse” and our education system
John Derbyshire in Race to Nowhere makes a fresh application of the “resource curse,” applying it to the problems in our public education system: Does not everyone by now understand that public money beyond the meager necessities is pure poison … Continue reading
