Monthly Archives: May 2026

Quote, Unquote

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Higher education is facing a crisis of public trust. The simple fact of the matter is, fewer and fewer Americans believe that universities are committed to the pursuit of truth. Understanding why isn’t hard at a time when elite institutions make excuses for illiberal mobs. The perception that ideologues and fanatics are running the show on campus is, sadly, based in reality. The public sees it. Donors see it. Boards see it. Alumni see it.
~ Ben Sasse via The Atlantic

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Campus Trivia Night

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Question: Which 5 countries were the largest economies in the world by nominal GDP in the year 2000?

Via the IMF by way of Wikipedia

  1. United States
  2. Japan
  3. Germany
  4. United Kingdom
  5. France

In the half decade between 1995 and 2000, the list of the world’s four largest economies as measured by nominal GDP in $US remained unchanged in either composition or sequence. The identity of the world’s forth and fifth largest economies, switched such that the United Kingdom became ranked as number four and France ranked as number five as estimated by the International Monetary Fund.

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