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Volume 8 | Issue 2 | Spring 2009

This issue we look at the value of a college degree, and the value of college rankings. Other highlights include features on discrimination, racial profiling and autism.

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One Thing I Know

one liberalism

by alan wolfe

spring issue preview

One thing I know is that separating "classical liberalism" from "modern liberalism" is wrong.
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american higher ed isn't doing the job

by michael hout

One thing I know is that the United States isn't producing enough college graduates to compete in the global economy.
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Culture Reviews

Jennifer C. Lena and Peter Levin on Damien Hirst, Lisa McCormick on (Le) Poisson Rouge, R. Tyson Smith on Pro Wrestling, and Nancy Wang Yuen and Cassidy J. Ray on Lost and Heroes. read more

Book Reviews

Peter Hennen on The Dangerous Book for Boys, The Daring Book for Girls, and The Decline of Men. Susan J. Ferguson on Ain't No Makin' It. read more

Online Features

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