<p>I’m firmly in the idad fan club. I find his takes on things right on the vast majority of the time.</p>
<p>In the ivory towers and faculty lounges, the University of Chicago is widely, widely admired. So are the top Ivies, of course. But the UC has a reputation for very tough academic demands on undergrads that turns them into splendid graduate students. And they use the word “splendid” a lot, which I think is one of the biggest attractions.</p>