People have been passing around this piece from Mark Fisher, which is about a lot of things, one of which is who gets to speak (or identify) as the poor working class. In particular, Russel Brand apparently has a lower working class background, but now is a millionaire due to his comedy, which raises the… Continue reading Identitarianism and the Working Class
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4 responses to my higher education piece
I wrote 3 theses on higher education. The one people seemed to get the biggest kick out of was the last one, in which I argue that free college would disproportionately benefit rich kids (they are disproportionately represented and pay more than their non-rich cohorts due to price discrimination). One point I did not bring… Continue reading 4 responses to my higher education piece
Who has more?
The perennial question is: who has more? Answer: oranges. More what? I don’t know. But definitely more.
What about the independent students?
I had a post today about higher education. The aftermath has been interesting. Most seem to have conceded (with only Aaron Bady holding out that maybe the College Board’s summary of NPSAS data is not accurate) that the spike in college costs have fallen primarily on non-poor kids, the richest half of kids especially. What… Continue reading What about the independent students?
3 Theses on Higher Education
Aaron Bady has a piece about free higher education over at Al Jazeera. As regular readers know, I have endorsed free higher education in the past funded by a graduate tax. So, Bady and I are pretty close together. In the fallout from his piece, a Twitter conversation ensued, which has inspired me to sum up some… Continue reading 3 Theses on Higher Education