Commentary
This is the time of year when millions of young Americans are heading off to college, including my own daughter. In the spirit of maternal love and concern, I wanted to offer a bit of wisdom to them, based on my observations and personal experience.
No. 1: Actually, don’t try to change the world.
The college-bound youth of this country (and others) hear constantly that they are the “best and the brightest.” They are often launched into adulthood carrying the weight of all society’s ills, having been told that it’s their charge to “solve” perennial problems such as poverty, hunger, and war, which have existed since humankind crawled out of caves. (Not to mention the relatively more recent matters that our neurotic elites have decided are crises, such as overpopulation, “climate change,” “the patriarchy,” and “white supremacy.”)
