Part 8/14:
The Nature of Institutions and Education
The discussion broadens to examine institutions like universities, which appear to serve as hothouses for cultivating intelligence but often produce individuals less competent or more corrupt than the reputation suggests. Evidence is presented that universities, despite their noble mission, have become effective “tests of cheating,” contributing to a populace that is more indoctrinated or less genuinely educated.
This leads to the larger critique: if the primary institutions that shape society and its leadership are dubious, then the institutions of governance built upon them are equally compromised.