The Victor Davis Hanson Show Are Universities a Net Good or Evil for Our Country?
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Mar 20, 2025 The hosts dive deep into the crisis in higher education, highlighting the academic decline and rising anti-Semitism on campuses. They discuss how universities are affecting family structures and fertility rates, and critique the lack of critical thinking among students. National security concerns arise from the presence of Chinese students in U.S. schools. Plus, they examine California's political landscape and tackle the ideological biases that seem to dominate elite educational institutions.
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Transformation of Students in Women's Studies
- Victor Davis Hanson recounts experiences with students whose views drastically changed after entering Women's Studies programs.
- He observed a pattern of ingratitude and adoption of hard-left ideologies among former students.
Arrogance and Ignorance in Academia
- Academia's biggest problem is the combination of poor education in core subjects and the arrogance it fosters in students.
- Students are taught to criticize past generations without considering how their own actions will be judged in the future.
Student Protesters Lack Geographical Knowledge
- Hanson encountered pro-Palestinian protestors at Stanford who chanted "river to the sea" but couldn't identify the river or sea.
- This highlights the lack of knowledge among some student activists.