One argument about the usefulness of college is that studying history, racism, the US after 9/11, plants, chemistry, and so on gives us a strong basis as workers, as citizens, in a way that is "objectively" useful. But that seems to cheapen the other argument - that experiencing the liberal arts is, in itself, the good - the endpoint.
That we might have a collegiate experience that embraces the earth, sky, and the vast ranges of humanity between.
History Shows Big Changes in ‘Big Government’ Are Hard to Achieve
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Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like
selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans
are se...
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