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June 13, 2024
A Deal to Trump Student Loans
…the rest of the cost underwritten by the private market. The whole rationale for student loans is that they solve a market failure based on an information problem and an…
June 12, 2024
Our Homeless Problem is Getting Out Of Control — What Can We Do?
…surged to 650,000 in January 2023, marking a 12 percent increase from the previous year. Behind these numbers lies a stark reality: Homelessness accelerates mortality rates, amplifies disability risks and burdens communities as public…
June 10, 2024
The Economic World We’ve Lost
…marketplace. If we devalue choices made in markets, why wouldn’t we devalue choices made at the ballot box? The economic-policy debate has become pessimistic and overly fearful. It is saturated…
June 6, 2024
How New Graduates Can Thrive in a Workplace Dominated by AI
Dwight Eisenhower’s advice about plans and planning is still relevant today On June 6, the world will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the 40th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s 1984 “the…
June 4, 2024
What Comes After Neoliberalism?
…the face of decades of neoliberal orthodoxy. And the Biden administration is hardly alone: a growing number of governments, economists, and institutions are rethinking the free-market doctrine to which they…
May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
…Americans have such community support, which comes neither from the market nor the state. These are largely people who belong to religious communities. Both of my last two books have…
May 9, 2024
The Federal Student Loan Program Is Unraveling
…enough to create a thriving private student loan market. Leaning against financial innovation, hostile regulators often threaten to block the private sector from using factors correlated with each college’s financial value…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…is to unleash market forces by cutting red tape. Allowing individuals to build on smaller lots, reducing parking requirements, or opening up commercial areas for mixed-use development — policies similar…
May 2, 2024
A New Lost Generation: Disengaged, Aimless, and Adrift
…grace” during the pandemic, one middle school teacher and administrator told me. Students didn’t just get passing marks, they got good grades for minimal effort. Now there’s a lack of…
April 23, 2024
Awkward Truth: Subsidizing Women’s Work Drives Down Birthrates
…minister of state for universities and science. New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg argued that “in countries that support working mothers, like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and France, birthrates are basically fine.”…