Golden Handcuffs
David and Sarah discuss the growing partisan divide over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the legal fights over church openings, Rachel Maddow's SLAPP lawsuit victory, and the pros and cons of going to law school.
Show Notes:
-Harvard false positive/negative rates
-The Public's Judgement of Their State's Performance During the COVID-19 Outbreak
-Public Sees Harm in Exaggerating, Downplaying COVID-19 Threat
-David's piece Coronavirus and the Fog of War
-David's piece The Police Power of the States to Control a Pandemic, Explained
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As someone who is digging out from under a six-figure loan from a degree I'm not using, I would strongly recommend against going to grad school without a specific career path in mind.
I think many degrees are useful beyond their obvious intended purpose. A law degree is one example. I think an engineering degree is as well. What they have in common is that they prioritize rigorous thinking and any time your brain is trained to think it is a good thing. In my career hiring people, if I find a person who can think, I hire them even if I have to teach them the details. It is far harder to teach thinking than to teach some facts. I will say that having a Harvard law degree opens many doors that Whatsomata University does not. So if politics is on your agenda that probably helps.