Don't all of the open borders arguments apply to public university admission? Why does Caplan fully endorse highly selective capped admission for public/government universities? If government said anyone was allowed to walk into a public university and pay full tuition to take a math or engineering class and get whatever grade they get, …
Don't all of the open borders arguments apply to public university admission? Why does Caplan fully endorse highly selective capped admission for public/government universities? If government said anyone was allowed to walk into a public university and pay full tuition to take a math or engineering class and get whatever grade they get, what is the libertarian argument against that?
Tyler Cowen says selective capped university admission is important for social cohesion, "[an elite university class] is supposed to be cohesive rather than anonymous, more like a memorable social event than a visit to a giant retail warehouse." and to protect the culture of the social elites: "start with the general point that social elites need to replicate themselves, one way or another. Otherwise they tend to fade away;"
These arguments that Tyler Cowen makes in defense of selective capped elite university admission sound exactly like the arguments made for highly restrictive immigration policy: we want to protect our culture, our legacy, and enhance social cohesion.
Can't the culture of the social elites be protected by having special clubs for, say, Honor Roll Students? That way, relative dullards would be able to take and even pass these classes, but they still wouldn't be good enough to belong in the elite.
Don't all of the open borders arguments apply to public university admission? Why does Caplan fully endorse highly selective capped admission for public/government universities? If government said anyone was allowed to walk into a public university and pay full tuition to take a math or engineering class and get whatever grade they get, what is the libertarian argument against that?
Tyler Cowen says selective capped university admission is important for social cohesion, "[an elite university class] is supposed to be cohesive rather than anonymous, more like a memorable social event than a visit to a giant retail warehouse." and to protect the culture of the social elites: "start with the general point that social elites need to replicate themselves, one way or another. Otherwise they tend to fade away;"
These arguments that Tyler Cowen makes in defense of selective capped elite university admission sound exactly like the arguments made for highly restrictive immigration policy: we want to protect our culture, our legacy, and enhance social cohesion.
Can't the culture of the social elites be protected by having special clubs for, say, Honor Roll Students? That way, relative dullards would be able to take and even pass these classes, but they still wouldn't be good enough to belong in the elite.