My thanks also, Jim. I'm a long time Fallows fan and still waiting for the latest Atlantic to arrive in the mail. So I enjoyed this essay and agree with the overall perspective. His analysis of our pathetically dysfunctional political system is right on the button. Maybe his conclusions are discouraging and his assessment of the state of higher education in the US overly optimistic but it was a great read. Thanks again.
 
Paul
  
Paul Conway
Professor of Political Science
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY, 13820 - USA
Office phone: 607-436-3923

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Jimmy,
Thanks for recommending this - good stuff.  I admire the message and the skillful why it is written. 
Jay


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Long, and more about our political system, this article gives a much different perspective on US Higher Ed.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201001/american-decline

Jim Greenberg