Editor’s Note: This letter was submitted to the editor of Minding the Campus in response to his article, “College Students in a Romance Recession, Boys Blame ‘Hoeflation.’” Jared, the problems you identify in this rather depressing article are symptoms rather than causes. The cause of the current malaise among our youth begins at the beginning. […]
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Editor’s Note: This response was submitted in early September 2025 in response to Jared Gould’s Top of Mind column, “If You Want Young Adults to Grow Up, Don’t Bar Them from Serious Work,” published December 5, 2024. Well, I am back from Gotham [Manhattan]. We walked through Hudson Yards on our way to Moynihan Station, […]
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Editor’s Note: The following essay was submitted in response to Jared Gould’s Top of Mind column, “Young Americans Are Right to Be Angry—But Their Education Keeps the Cycle of Frustration Going,” published on August 21, 2025. Sorry for the late response, but I’ve been away from the web, visiting relatives and hiking. I read your […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is a response to Jared Gould’s recent piece, “Welcome to the Unemployment Line, Graduate.” The author—a retired scientist and former recruiter for engineering and research roles in the U.S., Europe, and China—offers a critical perspective on the current higher education model and shares a more optimistic view of how young people […]
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