
Today, Tom pops up on the Los Angeles Times Op-Ed page with an interesting argument:
[T]here can be no more firm believer in the value of a good liberal arts education than myself. In the almost 20 years I've been teaching at universities, I've argued for it in various ways: in Enlightenment terms; in life-preparation terms; in ethical, financial and social terms; in terms of the basic pleasures learning provides.--Marshal Zeringue
But I hit upon the best argument yet: [click here to read what he discovered].