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January 21, 2026 Original Analysis

Why the Government Isn’t Educating Productivity: Part II

When John Stewart Mill remarked that many children of intelligent men do not develop great intelligence, but rather have their mental faculties overlaid with facts and rote repetition, he pointed to a duality in the understanding of education that has the power to make or break a nation’s long-term productivity. Many bureaucrats and professional educators […]