As the Martin Center has been arguing for its entire existence, American higher ed costs far too much and delivers far too little benefit — thanks to government meddling.

A new book says that it’s even worse than we think, and I review it today for the Center.

The book, edited by Kevin Roberts of Heritage Foundation, brings together essays by many critics of our higher ed system.

A thread running through the book is that our colleges and universities have lost their sense of mission. That’s a point made by Hillsdale College president Larry Arnn, who says that most of them have turned education into something........

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