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There\u2019s been renewed debate around Bryan Caplan\u2019s The Case Against Education recently, so I want to discuss one way I think about this question.

Education isn\u2019t just about facts. But it\u2019s partly about facts. Facts are easy to measure, and they\u2019re a useful signpost for deeper understanding. If someone has never heard of Chaucer, Dickens, Melville, Twain, or Joyce, they probably haven\u2019t learned to appreciate great literature. If someone can\u2019t identify Washington, Lincoln, or either Roosevelt, they probably don\u2019t understand the ebb and flow of American history. So what facts does the average American know?

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