I'm Michelle Goldberg.

I'm Ross Douthit.

I'm David Leigh at Art, and this is the argument.

This week, should college be free?

The American college system is considered by a lot of people to be better than the college

systems in Western Europe, and one reason it's better is that it induces parents to part

with their money.

Then, where have all the babies gone?

Women feel like men have not caught up.

They have not been able to find men who have really kept pace and necessarily share their

views of what a more egalitarian relationship would look like.

And finally, a recommendation.

I was just so wrapped by this movie, and I was also sort of astonished that it got made

at all, and I see that as a optimistic sign of where the culture is.

The cost of college is a big burden for many people, and it's become a hot political topic

as well.

The big question in progressive policy circles is whether public college should be free,

paid for with taxes rather than tuition payments and loans from students and their families.

Pete Buttigieg has sharpened the debate in recent weeks by running an ad criticizing

the idea of free college, saying it's too much of a handout to the wealthy.

I believe we should move to make college affordable for everybody.

There's some voices saying, well, that doesn't count unless you go even further, unless

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