Monthly Archives: February 2018

Podcast on education

Posted on February 11, 2018 by gcochran9

Our podcast on Bryan Caplan’s new book is now ready. You’ll find it here.

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Bright College Days: Part III

Posted on February 10, 2018 by gcochran9

If higher education is mostly a social loss, as Caplan persuasively argues, what is to be done? Caplan thinks that the government should stop subsidizing education. He favors full separation of school and state* That position sounds a little less … Continue reading →

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Diversity of Thought on Campus

Posted on February 9, 2018 by gcochran9

Don’t you think that we’d all be better off if history departments hired some proponents of Fomenko’s New Chronology, Astrophysicists assigned Worlds in Collision, geology professors lectured on Koreshanity, while half of new biology postdocs practice Lysenkoism. Oops, that last … Continue reading →

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Bright College Days: Part II

Posted on February 5, 2018 by gcochran9

According to Caplan, employers are looking for conformity, conscientiousness, and intelligence. They use completion of high school, or completion of college as a sign of conformity and conscientiousness. College certainly looks as if it’s mostly signaling, and it’s hugely expensive … Continue reading →

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Bright College Days: Part I

Posted on February 1, 2018 by gcochran9

I have a problem in thinking about education, since my preferences and personal educational experience are atypical, so I can’t just gut it out. On the other hand, knowing that puts me ahead of a lot of people that seem … Continue reading →

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