This week we discuss efforts to determine what the next generation will learn. And, I recently spoke with Dr. Kyla Thomas of the Center for Economic and Social Research of the University of Southern California about her recent paper titled “The psychology of distinction: How cultural tastes shape perceptions of class and competence in the U.S.” The paper is to be published in Poetics, and is sole-authored.

Segment 1 -- Kyla Thomas on “The psychology of distinction: How cultural tastes shape perceptions of class and competence in the U.S.”

Segment 2 -- Tiananmen Square and Tulsa, Oklahoma: Generational censorship in nations of power