The Importance of Conspiracy in Education

Christopher Hitchens: What makes a person believe in some conspiracies while doubting and dismissing others? He says the inability to think for oneself is why America is less free today. Hitchens: Academic systems were infiltrated by demonic forces, which hijacked the instructional process. "They serve the very purpose of education by establishing individual control mechanisms," he said.

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