I can only speak for myself, but public school did nothing for me musically. I got the impression a musical career was frowned upon. But in the arts, resistance can often be the strongest inspiration.
The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.
If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.