Education Analysis
The Unintended Consequences of Student Loans
Every year, colleges raise tuition prices yet again. That’s helped create the student debt crisis, and it’s causing more young people to skip college altogether…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
7th Circuit Court Reminds Purdue, Other Colleges That Due Process Matters
We forget things all the time—where we put our keys, whether we turned the oven off, anniversaries, our due process rights. You know, little things…. Read More
EducationCommentary
The Injustice of Canceling Student Debt
This week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that it was “literally easier” for her to win the congressional election than pay off her student loan debt—which… Read More
EducationCommentary
Forgiving Student Debt Is Not the Way to Ensure Economic Freedom
In today’s dynamic society, we have a general consensus that investments in time and effort, such as excelling in the classroom and earning degrees, help… Read More
EducationCommentary
Freedom From Consequences Isn’t Freedom
On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., desperate to revive his flagging campaign, proposed a far-reaching plan to wipe out all student debt. That plan falls… Read More
EducationCommentary
Bernie Sanders’ Loan Bailout Would Benefit Colleges, Not Students
Young Americans are being crushed by student loan debt. Unfortunately, a new bailout proposal wouldn’t help them much in the long term. On Monday, Sen…. Read More
EducationCommentary
College Costs Are Out of Control. Here’s What Can Be Done.
American colleges and universities are failing in one of their most basic missions: to equip students with the tools they need for a career. Many… Read More
EducationCommentary
I’m an Oberlin Graduate. They Had It Coming.
As a right-wing alumna of far-left Oberlin College, I have four words for the administration in response to last week’s ground-breaking $11 million jury verdict… Read More
EducationCommentary
Harvard’s Capitulation to the Mob
This week, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv announced that Harvard University has withdrawn his acceptance to the college. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at… Read More
EducationCommentary
What’s Lost in College
When assessing America’s or any of the Western world’s universities—wondering whether you should send your child to one; whether you should pay for a child… Read More
EducationCommentary
Alabama’s Stand for Free Speech Sets an Example for the Nation
State mottos should be built to last, and Alabama’s lawmakers just applied theirs—Audemus jura nostra defendere or “We dare defend our rights”—to one of the… Read More
EducationCommentary
A Win for the Rule of Law Over Fake Racist Narratives
For those who despair that the rule of law in America is being crushed by liberal fake news, we have encouraging news out of Ohio…. Read More
EducationCommentary
How Anti-Semitism Became a Staple of ‘Woke’ Activism on Campus
Recent events in higher education have led many to conclude that college campuses are hubs of anti-Semitism. Stanford University student and resident assistant Hamzeh Daoud… Read More
EducationCommentary
A Guide to Colleges Committed to Ideological Diversity
When you send your youngster off to college, you might not mind that they will have to walk on eggshells, respect taboos, snitch on fellow… Read More
EducationNews
How College Students Really Feel About Free Speech on Campus
A new survey finding that college students generally support free speech also shows what for some is a worrisome divide over what students value more:… Read More
Education Commentary
I’m a Millennial. And No, My Generation Doesn’t Have It Worse Than Others.
Have American millennials only known hardship? That seems to be the takeaway from a recent Wall Street Journal article. The report highlighted how millennials, some… Read More
EducationCommentary
The SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Isn’t Just Unfair. It’s Self-Destructive.
We all thought those online quizzes that give you a score based on “how privileged you are” were funny. Except now, the score is real—and… Read More
EducationCommentary
American Colleges Are Now Just Left-Wing Seminaries
Most Americans are not aware how morally and intellectually destructive American colleges—and, increasingly, high schools and even elementary schools—have become. So, they spend tens of… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Breaks the Poverty Cycle, Not ‘Adversity Scores’
The College Board’s recent announcement that it will no longer score students based only on their ability to correctly answer questions on the SAT exam is about… Read More
EducationCommentary
The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham
It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed… Read More
EducationCommentary
Smart Ways to Make College Cheaper and Better
Distinguished professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University Richard Vedder’s new book “Restoring the Promise,” published by the Independent Institute based in Oakland, California, is… Read More
Education Analysis
He Was an Antifa Activist. Then He Took an Economics Class.
Gabriel Nadales is that rare young adult who became more conservative in college. Once an activist on the left, he started questioning his beliefs after… Read More
EducationCommentary
Here’s My Plan to Fix Student Debt Without Raiding Taxpayers
Confounded by rising piles of student debt, cash-strapped graduates across the country are realizing that their degrees don’t offer enough bang for the buck. It’s… Read More
EducationCommentary
Middlebury College Canceled His Speech. Then, a Few Students Redeemed the Situation.
Prior to two weeks ago, Middlebury College in Vermont had become just another poster child for the war on free speech on American college and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Elizabeth Warren’s College Plan Is a Bailout for the Elite
The federal student loan system has been a massive failure. Each year Washington invests more in higher education, topping out at $93 billion last year,… Read More
Problematic Women: Free College for Everyone!
Is Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s call for free universal college and student loan forgiveness really possible? Inez Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum,… Read More
EducationCommentary
I’m a College Student. Here’s Why I Oppose Socialism.
In the 2016 presidential primaries, 2.1 million people under age 30 voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. But do young Americans really know what it… Read More
EducationCommentary
Elizabeth Warren’s Debt ‘Cancellation’ Plan Would Make College More Expensive, Not Less
Elizabeth Warren wants free college for every American. But what the Massachusetts senator doesn’t seem to realize is just how much more costly college would… Read More
EducationCommentary
College Refuses to Back Down After Protests Over Pence Speaking
What’s so controversial about an evangelical college inviting an evangelical leader to speak? Absolutely nothing—unless that leader is Vice President Mike Pence. Apparently, there isn’t… Read More
EducationCommentary
Arizona Case Shows the Difference Between Campus Free Speech and Harassment
Three Arizona students may soon learn a valuable lesson: There’s a difference between exercising your free speech on campus and blocking someone else’s attempt to… Read More
