by Ben Shapiro
First published 2017
Parents expect their college-bound children to return home more educated and capable of viewing issues from multiple perspectives. Ben Shapiro argues that American universities permit only one viewpoint: an extreme form of liberalism that students must accept completely. Drawing from his experience as a UCLA graduate, Shapiro examines how America's higher education system operates as a massive indoctrination apparatus. He demonstrates how leftist administrators, professors, student government leaders, and campus media outlets exploit their authority to shape young minds. Shapiro documents this systematic problem through direct observation and personal experience. He reveals how these institutions, despite claiming to encourage open debate, actually function as intellectual prisons that transform students into socialists, atheists, individuals obsessed with racial grievances, and self-absorbed narcissists. The book combines sharp analysis with bitter humor to expose how universities have abandoned their educational mission in favor of political programming.
Genres: american, political-science, non-fiction, academia
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: social-commentary
Setting: UCLA
Period: 21st-century
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