NYT discovers community colleges, UChicago discovers crypto losses with Marshall Steinbaum

The Chicago boys would have loved digital assets. 

References and suggested readings:

• Alan Blinder and Steven Rich. August 25, 2025. The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think. New York Times. (Strongly recommend reading the comments)
• Teddy Gania. March 19, 2025. UChicago Lost Money On Crypto, Then Froze Research When Federal Funding Was Cut. The Stanford Review.
• Richard J. Evans. 2005. The Coming of the Third Reich. Penguin Books.
• Marshall Steinbaum’s website, Twitter, and Bluesky

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