The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

325. The Downfall of the Ivy League | Victor Davis Hanson

Jan 23, 2023

Victor Davis Hanson, a military historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins a thought-provoking discussion on the decline of Ivy League institutions. They delve into how administrative exploitation and a focus on diversity metrics compromise academic rigor. Hanson critiques the erosion of meritocracy, rising tribalism, and the shifting perceptions of citizenship and military recruitment standards. The conversation underscores the critical need for revitalizing humanities education to preserve democracy and foster informed citizenship.

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The Importance of a Higher Order Principle for Unity in Societies

01:19

The Importance of Humanities Education

01:33

The Decline of Meritocracy in Ivy League Admissions

03:41

The Problems with Education Training and Teacher Certification

01:20

Intro

2min

The Evolution of Citizenship and Meritocracy

34min

The Ivy League Dilemma: Meritocracy vs. Market Value

30min

Understanding Antisocial Behavior from Early Childhood

3min

The Decline of Merit in Military Recruitment

7min

Populism, Ideologies, and Institutional Integrity

11min

The Role of Humanities in Education and Democracy

13min

Dr Jordan B Peterson and Victor Davis Hanson discuss the state of Ivy League universities, the rise of administrative exploitation, and the cost of our institutions losing credibility.

Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, focusing on classics and military history. He is an accomplished academic, professor, and author. He has taught at Stanford, Hillsdale College, the US Naval Academy, and Pepperdine University. His books include “The Second World Wars,” “The End of Sparta,” “The Soul of Battle, Carnage and Culture,” the most recent being “The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America.”

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