Exposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test

A laser-sharp examination of how elite universities, in their neglect of sociological reasoning, failed our society's biggest test: that of an airborne pandemic.

For half a century, Americans have been told that science and technology are the future. We invested in the so-called "hard sciences," while casting the "soft sciences" as indulgent and unprofitable. Then, Covid hit. In higher education, where faith in STEM was strong and where elite universities leaned into investing in high-profit...