Writing on Cato at Liberty, Neal McCluskey takes a look at Obama’s big plan for fixing what’s wrong with higher education. Neal argues that the plan would fail to solve the real problems we face (especially too many academically weak and disengaged students going to college where they learn little or nothing) and would have unintended adverse effects. But what really matters in politics is the appearance of caring and doing something.

If the federal camel’s nose was in the college tent before, this would usher the whole beast in.