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"How Art History Majors Power the U.S. Economy" January 6, 2012 11:21 pm TB

By Virginal Postrel.

A link to an earlier article on college subsidies and rising prices here.

  • Another article on college and the economy, by TB 2012-01-10 13:25:19
    • Good points, all. And there is a flip side. The founders of our country who got a higher ... by bowser 2012-01-07 10:03:55
      • An excellent analysis, by ER 2012-01-07 06:42:30
        • "College taught me to think, how to learn..." by TB 2012-01-07 10:28:31
          • 1 Corinthians 13:11 St. Paul: "When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think ... by bowser 2012-01-07 12:01:06
            • Now that you've got this evil world all figured out... by RobVG 2012-01-07 15:32:49
              • I'm not sure what you meant by that, except that the idea the world isn't what children are taught bothers ... by bowser 2012-01-07 23:12:08
                • Just attempting a bit of levity Bowser. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-07 23:48:11
            • One of my bosses told me the same thing your Dad told you. by ER 2012-01-07 11:44:03
              • In places I've worked, an Honorable Discharge looked pretty good on a resume, particularly in aerospace. by TB 2012-01-07 12:21:54
                • The loss of human capital, like the nuclear workers we referred to, is what really hurts. This is how ... by ER 2012-01-07 13:26:11
                  • To be fair, there are skills that outlive their usefulness over time as technology changes. by TB 2012-01-07 13:43:31
                    • That's the argument we usually use to reassure ourselves. But most jobs, even medieval peasant, require some skill. In our ... by ER 2012-01-07 14:58:27

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