Since Allan Bloom's bestselling classic Closing of the American Mind revealed the depths of the problems in American higher education, there have been numerous good books written on the decline of the liberal arts, the relentless ideological assault on the Western tradition, and the overwhelming power and appeal of scientific, vocational, and professional schooling. The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It argues for the reform and revival of American liberal arts education. The problem is that very few Americans today understand what the liberal arts once promised and delivered.
