Sunday, May 13, 2012

Frank Advice to the Class of 2012

Bret Stephens gives some frank advice to the class of 2012 in the Wall Street Journal.  bet you never heard anything like this at a commencement ceremony:

Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let's be honest—were probably less than heroic, most of you have spent the last few years getting inflated grades in useless subjects in order to obtain a debased degree. Now you're entering a lousy economy, courtesy of the very president whom you, as freshmen, voted for with such enthusiasm. Please spare us the self-pity about how tough it is to look for a job while living with your parents. They're the ones who spent a fortune on your education only to get you back— return-to-sender, forwarding address unknown.

Read the whole thing. 

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