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April 3, 2024
Feds Should Take a Big Step Back on Student Loans
…virtues of free markets, described a role for the government in solving the failure of the market to adequately fund efficient investments in education. But our persistent mismanagement of this essential program…
April 1, 2024
How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education
Key Points Private student loans are a relatively small share of the market for higher education finance; however, scaling back the beleaguered federal student loan program would offer an opportunity…
March 30, 2024
Preventing Weed Smoking — Not More Weed Shops — Is What NYC Needs Now
…recent meeting, it highlighted the fact that “there have been $183 million in sales since New York’s adult-use cannabis market first opened. The month of December was a high mark for…
March 28, 2024
Federal Student Lending is Beyond Repair
…held water. For the vast majority of borrowers, loans made sense. They financed an investment that paid off. And below market interest rates paired with safety nets for borrowers with…
March 27, 2024
Market-oriented Reform Principles and Policies that Would Help the Housing Market
…design policies. The following offers such a set of market-oriented principles and policies that contrast sharply with President Biden’s analysis and plan. Reform Principles Any action needs to create more supply with the…
March 21, 2024
It’s Not Just Minority Neighborhoods—NYC’s Entire Property-Tax System Needs Reform
…in gentrifying parts of brownstone Brooklyn — because tax bills don’t reflect actual current market values, which should be the foundation of all property-tax bills. Inexplicably, condos are valued as…
March 19, 2024
Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees
Ideological opposition to “woke” colleges and universities could harm conservatives and rural communities. American’s faith in our colleges and universities has seen a marked decline in recent years, with the percentage of…
March 14, 2024
The “No Excuses” Model Is Due for a Renaissance
In a dispatch over the weekend, the New York Times took note of the rise of “super strict schools in England,” marked by “strict routines and detentions,” silent corridors, and “zero-tolerance” policies for even…
March 14, 2024
A Crucial Fix For Rent Regulation
…fix up when they become vacant off the market entirely. At a hearing last week of the City Council Housing Committee, members presented with the most recent city Housing and Vacancy Survey were…
March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…results like rates of graduation, year-to-year retention, and job placement. Over the longer term, they would need to track student labor market outcomes and calculate graduates’ earnings—as compared to a…