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Greg Gutfeld didn’t mince words on the latest episode of Gutfeld!, warning viewers that what’s happening on our college campuses isn’t just eccentric — it’s dangerous to the future of the country. He ran through what he called “worrying numbers” about education levels at universities and argued that too many institutions have traded rigor for ideology.
Those warnings are not just partisan chest-beating; the data on K–12 achievement that feeds our colleges is grim. The Nation’s Report Card showed further declines in reading and persistent gaps in math performance, with fewer than a third of students reaching the proficiency standard in key grades — a wake-up call that should shame every educator and policymaker.
At the same time, higher education is reeling from a demographic and financial squeeze that conservatives have long predicted would expose wasted spending and misplaced priorities. Enrollment at degree-granting institutions dropped sharply over the last decade, and experts warn of an “enrollment cliff” that is forcing colleges to close or consolidate, a consequence of institutions that forgot the basics while pricing themselves out of reach.
What Gutfeld rightly calls a lack of accountability flows from campus administrations that put left-wing activism, DEI departments, and ideological performance art ahead of teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. When schools view accountability as an “attack,” taxpayers and parents lose faith and students lose skills — and the country pays the price in a weaker workforce and shrinking civic literacy.
The conservative remedy is obvious and practical: reinstate academic standards, empower parents with real choices, and rebuild vocational and technical pathways that actually lead to middle-class jobs. Stop pretending a four-year diploma is the only route to success, demand measurable outcomes from public funding, and cut subsidies for programs that do nothing to improve basic competence.
If we don’t act, the economic fallout will be severe. Analysts and Fed researchers have already signaled that more college closures are likely if schools cannot rightsize and refocus on education that produces work-ready graduates, not ideological indoctrination.
This is about more than ratings or campus quarrels; it’s about the future of American excellence. Conservatives must lead with common-sense reforms — accountability, school choice, and a return to merit — so that our children inherit a nation that teaches them how to think, work, and prosper rather than one that rewards slogans over substance.
