Department of Education an Unavoidably Flawed Bureaucracy

There is nothing wrong with the Department of Education that could not be solved with a tactical nuclear strike.

Earlier this week, my friend and fellow podcaster Kevin Williamson proposed that while the existing Department of Education is a mess, we should not conclude from this that a Department of Education is unnecessary. “Missing from the conversation,” Kevin complained, is a “basic distinction” between these two propositions.

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Charles C. W. Cooke is a senior editor at National Review and the host of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast.

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There is nothing wrong with the Department of Education that could not be solved with a tactical nuclear strike.

Earlier this week, my friend and fellow podcaster Kevin Williamson proposed that while the existing Department of Education is a mess, we should not conclude from this that a Department of Education is unnecessary. “Missing from the conversation,” Kevin complained, is a “basic distinction” between these two propositions.