The Importance of Higher Education

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For decades, higher education has been touted as the key to social mobility and economic growth. A recent poll suggests many Americans believe that a degree is no longer worth pursuing. But could university be worth it if you go to the right one or study the right subject? What Johnson says: "The range of possible outcomes for a student appears to have widened"

Contrary to the groaning of both Republicans and Democrats, the economy is still the world’s largest. How has this success been sustained? We ask why choosing the wrong degree could leave you worse off than if you had never bothered at all. And our correspondent’s picks of the books that have been banned.

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