The Higher Ed System Is Ripping Us Off
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today.
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today.
Recorded at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona on October 7th, 2022.
As we watch the once proud edifice of higher education in the USA crumble, we realize that we are looking at institutional failure itself.
College faculties historically have leaned left-of-center, but today, a rigid progressive ideology is enforced not only by faculty, but also by higher education administrations.
While President Biden claims that forgiving student loans helps reduce college costs, it is the loan program itself that is responsible for much of the explosive growth of higher education spending.
While President Biden claims that forgiving student loans helps reduce college costs, it is the loan program itself that is responsible for much of the explosive growth of higher education spending.
Even while Americans deal with skyrocketing higher education costs, few would challenge the worth of college and fewer still question the campus culture. Yet, that is precisely where the problems lie, even if people don't recognize it.
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