Is college over? You know the answer. I know the answer. But we’re in limbo. We still hate to think of our kids and grandkids not going to college. We are stuck in Baby Boomer and Gen X mindsets. University degrees were a big part of our identity and professional careers. We want young people to be educated in the real sense of the word—and better
Should young people go to college? Should parents, grandparents, and teachers urge them to go to college? These are now open questions. Perhaps we should ask whether they “still” should go to college. Not too long ago, the default answer was a resounding yes . College was not only the path to higher earnings, but the gateway to status :
Does 2022 America still have legitimate intellectuals? Professor Paul Gottfried joins Jeff and Bob to consider the state of real and pseudo-intellectualism.
Clifton Duncan joins the show to discuss Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, along with the broader question of whether college and student loans are still worthwhile for young people. Jeff’s Article, “Is College Worth It?”:
Journalist Jordan Schachtel joins the show to discuss Biden’s escalating rhetoric against what he terms “ultra-MAGA” semi-fascists. Is America finally past any pretense of democracy?
Jeff and Bob Murphy talk about the state of gross economic ignorance in America today. Lessons for The Young Economist : Mises.org/YoungEcon Understanding Money Mechanics : Mises.org/BobMoney
Connor Boyack, author of the new Tuttle Twins book America’s History: 1215-1776 , joins the show to make the Rothbardian case for de-bamboozling history. America’s History: A Tuttle Twins Series of Stories : T uttleTwins.com/History Rothbard on Historical Revisionism:
Jeff Deist and Connor Mortell host an AMA during Mises University 2022 on the topic of “What You Can Do.” Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 30 July 2022.
A recent New York Times article featuring economist Stephanie Kelton and her ( disastrously misguided ) book on Modern Monetary Theory garnered criticisms, but not from the usual sources. No less than economist Larry Summers, former Treasury secretary and Harvard president, weighed in to criticize the Times for giving credence to MMT (he likened
¿Se acabó la universidad? Tú sabes la respuesta. Yo sé la respuesta. Pero estamos en el limbo. Todavía odiamos pensar que nuestros hijos y nietos no vayan a la universidad. Estamos atrapados en la mentalidad de los Baby Boomers y de la Generación X. Los títulos universitarios eran una parte importante de nuestra identidad y de nuestras carreras
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