British isolationism led to folly
The vote to leave the European Union is not the first ill-conceived movement in the United Kingdom. While fascism swept through the European continent during the 1930s, the insular British basked in a huge pacifist movement. It was exemplified by the quote, “that this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country,” a resolution that was overwhelmingly adopted by the Oxford Union. A few years later, many of those who supported this resolution gave their lives while defending the British homeland in the Battle of Britain. Let us hope that the latest British folly ends on a more positive note.
LEE THOMPSON, DECATUR
Article misinforms on private colleges
“Some colleges give mainly debt, analysis finds,” News, June 27, is based on flawed data and deceptive methodology used by Third Way to malign the not-for-profit private college sector in a manner that misinforms current, former and future students and parents. Third Way’s researchers, by its own admission, concedes the report only looks at students receiving student loans and does not consider the more than one million students who do not receive any loans, even though the data is readily available. Third Way misleads consumers regarding graduate earning data by reporting earnings six years out from enrolling in college, not graduating. With many new graduates in the first year of employment, two years of employment at best, is it surprising that earnings are relatively low in the period students enter the job market? Were its report a final exam, Third Way would earn a grade of “F.”
SUSANNA L. BAXTER,
PRESIDENT, GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
