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Some Admissions-Scandal Schadenfreude

Kate and Justin discuss Operation Varsity Blues, the college-admission bribery scandal in which 50 people were arrested this week

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Federal agents arrested 50 people this week, including the actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, for allegedly bribing people to get their children into elite colleges (2:35). What does this story say about class mobility and the United States’ obsession with college (19:42)?