Fine Art is simply the art of the past that has survived this sieving by history.

FORBES: Decline in the Fine Arts or the Sieve of History?

If sieving were all that higher education achieved, there would be little reason for governments to subsidise it.

ECONOMIST: A little learning

Some supporting evidence for the sieving thesis comes from a study for a British committee that reported on higher education earlier this year.

ECONOMIST: A little learning

For another, to the extent that the sieving process benefits society as a whole, there are surely cheaper ways to sieve than through universities.

ECONOMIST: A little learning