[Mr. Buzzcut]

Dean took more than one class on Marxism and studied the "History of Soviet Union," "Soviet Foreign Policy," "International Communism" and "Chinese Politics."

I never could see the point of taking a thousand dollar course on a topic you could master from a couple $30 books.

[JusPasenThru]

You guys are getting a little weird on this one.
Howard Dean is no doubt accomplished in academics; otherwise he never would have made it into medical school.
And you know what they day:
A students become college professors and doctors.
B students become successful businessmen.
C students become owners of the successful businesses.

[maro]

In my experience, you can learn just about any course from a few $30 (more expensive these days) books. The classes and the degrees are just credentials.