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May 7, 2025

Colleges Must Help Return Student Borrowers to Repayment

The four-year pause on student loan payments has left behind an alarming fallout: Millions of student borrowers, having disengaged from the student loan system, are not making payments on their debts….

May 7, 2025

Workforce Participation for Older Americans: Warning Lights Flashing

Over the past generation, the work trends for older Americans were one of the bright spots in an otherwise decidedly mixed labor force picture. But that is no longer the…

May 6, 2025

What DOGE Flagged as Unemployment Fraud Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg—Most of Which Will Never Be Recovered

The Department of Government Efficiency recently spotlighted unemployment benefits paid to tens of thousands of individuals whose reported birthdates indicated they were either children or dead. One claimant’s birthdate even suggested he or she hadn’t been born yet. As Elon Musk said, “Your tax dollars…

April 28, 2025

House Republicans’ Proposed Repayment Plan Fixes Vexing Student Loan Problem

Congressional Republicans are undertaking a massive budget reconciliation effort involving significant reforms to the federal student loan system. House Republicans introduced their proposal on Monday, which would sweep away the maze of…

April 24, 2025

AI “Slop” Comes for Job Interviews

We have all gotten used to the idea that generative AI can help bad writers become better (or at least appear to be better) than they are when left to…

April 24, 2025

In Opposing Last Month’s Continuing Resolution, Nearly All Democrats Voted to Shut Down Welfare Checks, Too

The Continuing Resolution (CR) Congress approved and President Donald Trump signed in March reflected a reversal of recent partisan roles on legislation preventing a government shutdown. That is, contrary to recent type,…

April 21, 2025

The City That’s Always Working

Among the sectors of the US economy most exposed to AI-driven automation is finance. This is unsurprising given that banking and financial advising are massive knowledge management operations, constantly scanning…

April 17, 2025

Turn Public Service Loan Forgiveness into a State Block Grant

As Congress negotiates a bill to overhaul the federal budget, lawmakers looking to save money should note $30 billion in potential savings hiding in plain sight. The Public Service Loan…

April 11, 2025

How The Trump Administration Can Address The Student Loan Nonpayment Crisis

After the federal government suspended student loan repayment for four and a half years, payments are finally due again—yet less than half of borrowers are repaying their debts on time. These high…

April 9, 2025

Measuring and Building Human Leadership in an AI World

A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, Measuring Human Leadership Skills With AI Agents, presents evidence that artificial intelligence may soon play a central role in evaluating…