June 20, 2010
George Will says, “The news about his speech is that it is no longer news that he often gives bad speeches. This one, however, was almost magnificently awful.” And the string of martial metaphors on the oil spill prompts this: “Our government declares war promiscuously—on drugs, poverty, cancer, environmental problems, etc.—but never when actually going [...]
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June 7, 2010
Glenn Reynolds (a/k/a Instapundit) writes about the growing bubble in higher education. I think he’s right in the main. The cost of college has skyrocketed far in excess what colleges deliver. Easy credit in the form of student loans inflates the bubble. But here’s where I disagree. Reynolds offers three justifications for getting a college [...]
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