Enrollment is down for the first time in memory, and critics complain college is too expensive, too elitist, and too politicized. The economist Chris Paxson — who happens to be the president of Brown University — does not agree. (Part 3 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)
586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?
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585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing
584. How to Pave the Road to Hell
Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)
Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update)
583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?
Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?
582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?
581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration
580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System
579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
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578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
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