Ginsberg discusses the bloated administrations of colleges and universities, how athletic programs are self serving, junk food eating, sport-watching programs and how tenure helps keep things balanced. He also talks on how the U.S. has taken on the attributes of a third world country and believes that Americans should be more cynical.
Key Takeaways:
[1:00] Lesson - Higher Education
[4:19] Introductions
[4:45] Are Senators and Congress responsible for Global Warming?:
[5:25] A look at student loan debt
[6:11] Classic inflation
[6:46] Be a cynic
[7:04] Incessant lobbying
[8:10] Student loans aren’t dischargeable in bankruptcy
[8:22] This debt is fraud
[9:33] Predatory lending by student loan representatives
[10:21] Quality of the education
[11:18] No substitute for a good education
[12:14] State school tuitions and costs
[14:01] Bennett’s - The leading index of cultural indicators
[14:40] The Fall of the faculty
[15:37] Cutting back on courses
[16:05] The villain in higher ed costs
[16:58] Junk food eating athletic programs
[18:14] Tenure
[19:33] What universities do best
[20:33] The U.S. Government needs an enemy
[21:38] Thoughts on Edward Snowden
[22:53] The current state of affairs
[23:53] Become a citizen and educate yourself
[26:50] Organized groups do get what they want
[28:06] A turn for the worse
[28:56] Contact Mr. Ginsberg
Mentioned In This Episode:
Blackboard
William Bennett- The leading index of cultural indicators
Ohio State University
Arizona State University
John Hopkins Political Science Dept.
