Much has been written about the education divide in American politics: Those with college degrees tend to see the world in ways that those without do not. But I think there is more to the social effects of American higher education than simply whether or not one has a degree. The meaning of a college degree has changed over time in ways that may explain why our elites are consistently so much less than we hope for.
Paul D. Miller is a contributing writer for The Dispatch and professor of the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University. He previously served on the national security council staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. His most recent book is "Choosing Defeat: The Twenty-Year Saga of How America Lost Afghanistan."
