Why Education Fails to Advance Equality
The Good Fight2 Jan 2021

Why Education Fails to Advance Equality

Why is it OK to discriminate on grounds of intelligence? That might seem like an odd question. But for writer and academic Fredrik deBoer, it’s one we can't ignore. His new book, The Cult of the Smart, argues that we’ve created an educational system that incessantly rewards the good luck of innate intelligence—while condemning the less clever to failure. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Fredrik deBoer discuss America’s broken schools, debate the damage of overvaluing academic ability, and ask what sort of education system we need for a truly just society. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: goodfightpod@gmail.com Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by John T. Williams and Rebecca Rashid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk on Whether Democracy Needs Religion

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Martin Wolf on Democratic Capitalism After Trump

Martin Wolf on Democratic Capitalism After Trump

Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf discuss whether democracy can recover from the damage of populism, the risk of an AI bubble, and why France could spark the next euro crisis. Martin Wolf is chief economi...

7 Nov 1h

The Good Fight Club: Trump Rebuked

The Good Fight Club: Trump Rebuked

Yascha Mounk, Larry Diamond, and Arlie Hochschild debate whether the blue wave marks the end of the MAGA era or merely a pause. In this week’s episode of The Good Fight Club, Yascha Mounk, Larry Diam...

4 Nov 1h 4min

Dan Williams on Why AI (Probably) Won’t Kill Us

Dan Williams on Why AI (Probably) Won’t Kill Us

Yascha Mounk and Dan Williams discuss the impact of AI on society, education, and politics. Dan Williams is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He writes the Conspicuous...

31 Okt 47min

Malcolm Gaskill on Why Our Ancestors Weren't as Superstitious as We Think

Malcolm Gaskill on Why Our Ancestors Weren't as Superstitious as We Think

Yascha Mounk and Malcolm Gaskill debate what the Enlightenment got wrong about the so-called age of credulity. Malcolm Gaskill, Emeritus Professor of Early Modern History at the University of East An...

24 Okt 59min

James Marriott on the End of Reading

James Marriott on the End of Reading

Yascha Mounk and James Marriott explore what happens when a civilization turns its back on books. James Marriott is a London Times columnist and the author of the Substack Cultural Capital, covering ...

20 Okt 53min

Eliot Cohen on Why America Keeps Losing Wars It Should Win

Eliot Cohen on Why America Keeps Losing Wars It Should Win

Yascha Mounk and Eliot Cohen delve into the lost meaning of “strategy” and why Trump's Iran gambit went off the rails. Eliot A. Cohen is the Arleigh Burke chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategi...

17 Okt 52min

David Deming on the Future of Universities in the Age of AI

David Deming on the Future of Universities in the Age of AI

Yascha Mounk and David Deming discuss how artificial intelligence will transform research, teaching, and the economic foundations of higher education. David Deming is the Danoff Dean of Harvard Colle...

13 Okt 1h 2min

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