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Trump team looking to cut aid to college majors that don’t result in high paying jobs
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2026
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I didn't realize college is just a trade school.
Nietzsche wrote about this subject 150 years ago
And the Greeks long before him. The entire university system is based on the concept of liberal education; this has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with creating an educated populace.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education
Right, but that's not what he argued
what else would it be?