The Speculist » Blog Archive » In the Future Everything Will Be A Coffee Shop. Phil and I ended last week’s FastForward Radio show discussing how higher education will change in the coming years. My conclusion: Universities Will Become Coffee Shops We’re faced with an education bubble. Tuition and other costs associated with a college education have been outpacing inflation for decades. It’s a trend that simply cannot continue. But what’s the advantage of a good job if the salary difference between that job and a non-college-level job is lost servicing student debt? At the same time several universities with world renown branding have begun offering online courses for free. Imagine a personnel manager at a mid-sized industrial corporation in Kansas who’s looking for a candidate with a particular set of knowledge. Let’s say all other things between the candidates are equal.
And here’s the reality: the student debt of the college candidate controls, to some extent, his salary requirements. Phil thought this sounded like college as a giant coffee shop. A Nazi Christmas Party: Rare Pictures From Life.com (PHOTOS) The images are chilling, bordering on surreal: as World War II raged on December 18, 1941, Adolf Hitler presided over a Christmas party in Munich, Germany. The photos that have been preserved are in color no less, and contain all sorts of Nazi symbols mixed with traditional decor like ornaments and tinsel dangling from a giant Tannenbaum and festive candles. The images were taken by one of Hitler's personal photographers Hugo Jaeger. Have a look at some of the incredible images below. You can find the full gallery at LIFE.com. Photos courtesy of LIFE.com.