The Unknown Cost of Federal Student Loans
Starting July 1, interest rates on federal student loans are set to rise from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. As Congress again considers preventing the… Read More
District Court Limits “Gainful Employment” College Regulations
In a ruling last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia largely sided with the Association of Private Colleges and Universities, which… Read More
Senate Flood Insurance Compromise Will Reduce Taxpayer Cost of Disasters
Further scrambling to pay for transportation projects and the subsidized student loan interest rate freeze, Congress is now debating to add a five-year flood insurance… Read More
Students Could Pay a Steep Price Under Obamacare
When it comes to religion and Obamacare, many people rightly focus on the Health and Human Services (HHS) “contraception” mandate that forces religious institutions to… Read More
Morning Bell: Washington Needs A Lesson on Student Loans
You know a politician is looking for applause when he speaks in front of a crowd of college students and says he’s there to help… Read More
Washington Tries to Play Rich Uncle Sam on Taxpayers’ Backs
In 2007, Congress halved the federal student loan rate to 3.4 percent but triggered the rates to increase to 6.8 in 2012. Now, Washington policymakers… Read More
The Rest of the Story on Student Loans
President Obama is busy crossing the country and appealing to young Americans on the issue of student loans. He’s warning them of the possibility of… Read More
What Young Americans Should Really Fear
Over the past week, President Obama has been on the road making an appeal to young Americans, offering a sales pitch on lower interest rates… Read More
College (Loan) Football: The Looming Interest Rate Hike
Over the weekend, President Obama urged Congress to prevent a pending interest rate hike on student loans. While he argued that failure to keep interest… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Student Loan Gift to Occupy Wall Street
In the 2008 election, Senator Barack Obama reached out to young Americans with a fresh message that appealed to their dissatisfaction with the nation’s political… Read More
Pushing Basket-Weaving College Loan Debt onto Working-Class Taxpayers
President Obama’s “blame conservatives” rhetoric was on full display yesterday as he described his plan to provide relief to students overburdened by loan debt that… Read More
Occupy Wall Street Is No Tea Party
The past few years have witnessed the rise and fall of several left-leaning political fads, each touted as a response to the rise of the… Read More
Morning Bell: We Can’t Wait Either, Mr. President
Take a stroll through your neighborhood Occupy Wall Street protest–whether it’s in New York or Chicago, Detroit or San Francisco–and you’re likely to see a… Read More
Obama’s Upcoming Student Loan Announcement
On Wednesday, President Obama is expected to make an announcement regarding student loan debt. He is expected to propose relief for students struggling to make… Read More
College is about to Cost You Even More
The New York Times and Washington Post are reporting that an agreement has been reached to include a federal takeover of student loans as part… Read More
A Bailout? A Fraud? or Both?
Great editorial from the Wall Street Journal exposing the mendacity of liberals trying to pass a bill that will allow the federal government to buy… Read More
