It can’t be only about money.

People need to study more than just STEM degrees.

I watched a documentary about Arthur Miller on HBO Max several years ago. I cannot recommend it strongly enough. It was an excellent overview of one of my favorite writers and a great American playwright.

I’ve read 4 of his plays: The Crucible, Death of Salesman, All My Sons, and my personal favorite, After the Fall — which is a semi-autobiographical commentary on his failed marriage to Marylin Monroe. When it came out, it was roundly trashed by the critics. I think they were more than a bit unfair — but rather understandable in the context of the 1960s. And because it doesn’t tell the story sequentially, it is a challenging read.

For example, according to Sarah Bradford, in her biography, America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, “Jackie, who had admired Arthur Miller enough to seat him at her table at the Malraux dinner, turned on him for his betrayal of Marilyn in his play After the Fall, which opened in New York on January 23, 1964. For [Jackie Kennedy] loyalty was the ultimate test of character, and in…