Thinking about the Student-Loan Crisis
There is no easy fix for the woes of burdened students and their families.
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A Better Approach Toward Mexico
The case for cooperation will look even stronger a few years hence.
A More Ambitious Agenda at Carson’s HUD
There are rumblings of a more ambitious agenda at HUD — one that liberals and conservatives might find appealing.
Assorted Thoughts, Live from the Northeast Corridor
As my Northeast Regional train rattles towards our nation’s capital, I thought I’d share a few odds and ends.
Over at The New Republic, Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at ...
New Voters, New Politics
Support for racial preferences is falling among Asian Americans, driven by plummeting support among Chinese Americans.
The National Implications of Oklahoma’s GOP Primary
Oklahoma’s Republican party has, on public-school education funding, inched to the center.
The Growing Global Middle Class and the Persistence of Poverty
The expansion of the global middle class is good news, but global poverty persists.
Is a Monolingual America at a Disadvantage?
I find it hard to believe that foreign-language instruction is an economic imperative, especially since so many people around the world learn English.
Don’t Exaggerate the Effects on Immigrant Admissions of Tightening the Public-Charge Rule
A new report is thought-provoking, but overlooks some key facts. Journalists should resist the temptation to translate it into clickbait.
Is German Corporate Governance Really a Better Model?
Warren’s prescriptions might actually make matters worse, especially if our goal is to increase our long-term productive potential.