College education and academic careers have long been pushed on Americans, but a college degree is worth less and less these days, while university tuition has skyrocketed. Political theorist Benjamin Studebaker discusses the nature of rump professionals, fallen professionals, career resentment, and much more in neoliberal America.<br /><br />Clipped from "ArtiFact 42: Benjamin Studebaker On The Crisis Of Democracy" -- <a href="https://youtu.be/OobuZB1BLX4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/OobuZB1BLX4</a><br /><br />Read Alex Sheremet's essay on Israel propagandist and literary fraudster Maxim D. Shrayer: <a href="https://www.automachination.com/maxim-d-shrayer-post-soviet-fraud/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.automachination.com/maxim-d-shrayer-post-soviet-fraud/</a><br /><br />Support us on Patreon and get the patron-only B Side to this conversation: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/automachination" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/automachination</a><br /><br />B Side topics: Aristotle’s “Vulgar Craftsman”; how the lack of writing hurts podcasters & other speakers; the peak message board era; the current Ph.D. landscape; how Raul Hilberg’s Holocaust research stymied his career; how the 2008 crisis shaped Benjamin Studebaker’s political awakening; the (illegal) Libya intervention & death of Gaddafi; comparing the 2008 and post-2020 austerity regimes; Trump vs. Hillary voter naivete; more on conspiracy theories; why Benjamin Studebaker is skeptical of affirmative action; Alex’s high school experiences in the hood; is meritocracy possible; how Benjamin Studebaker turned Alex on to Kwame Brown; black girl magic vs. black boy magic; Clarence Thomas is insulted so hard that Alex fears losing his YouTube channel; political theory in the academy; the dream-eating democracy; if the Left secures its goals, wouldn’t citizens drop out of politics altogether; assessing the 2024 presidential race; is Cornel West a serious candidate<br /><br />Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3xw2M4D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://spoti.fi/3xw2M4D</a><br />Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3wLpqEV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://apple.co/3wLpqEV</a><br />Google Podcasts: <a href="https://bit.ly/3dSQXxJ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/3dSQXxJ</a><br />Amazon Music: <a href="https://amzn.to/2SVJIxB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2SVJIxB</a><br />Podbean: <a href="https://bit.ly/3yzLuUo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/3yzLuUo</a><br />iHeartRadio: <a href="https://ihr.fm/3AK942L" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ihr.fm/3AK942L</a><br /><br />Buy Benjamin Studebaker’s "The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Crisis-American-Democracy-Shut-ebook/dp/B0BVZ7V4T6/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Crisis-American-Democracy-Shut-ebook/dp/B0BVZ7V4T6/</a><br /><br />Benjamin Studebaker’s essays: <a href="https://benjaminstudebaker.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://benjaminstudebaker.com/</a><br /><br />Read more from the automachination universe: <a href="https://automachination.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://automachination.com</a><br /><br />Read Alex Sheremet’s (archived) essays: <a href="https://alexsheremet.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://alexsheremet.com</a><br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/automachination" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/automachination</a><br /><br />Tags: #politics #election2024 #highereducation<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0NuTFy_zns" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0NuTFy_zns</a>