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Terry PaulsonIf you want to know what is wrong with the cost of education in America, look to some of the politicians you elected. We've been sold that cheap student loans are the answer to making education affordable. Nothing can be further from the truth. ... more
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Phil KerpenThe interest rate on federal Stafford Loans is a phony political issue. The 6.8 percent interest rate was slashed - at taxpayer expense - to 3.4 percent last year. Now Obama and Democrats in Congress are acting as if the rate returning to its usual level is an economic catastrophe for students. It isn't. ... more
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Generation Pap Fri May 18Jonah GoldbergThis is the season of generational twaddle. At graduation ceremonies across the country, politicians, authors, actors and businessmen take to the stage to tell young people they are fantastic simply because they are young. This year, the ritual is more pathetic than usual because there's a presidential election in the offing. ... more
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Obama, Barnard and Women Fri May 18Mona CharenThe president dropped by Barnard College (my alma mater) this week to deliver the commencement address. It wasn't long planned. No, the college had lined-up a woman speaker -- Jill Abramson, editor of The New York Times. But in March, as part of the "war on women" gambit, the White House decided it needed a friendly female audience before whom the president could strut his feminist stuff. Barnard, bastion of women's rights, dumped the Times gal for him in a New York minute. ... more
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Romney Understands America Tue May 15Dennis PragerOn Saturday, Mitt Romney delivered a speech to the 6,000 Liberty College graduates. ... more
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Cherylyn Harley LeBonI am as partisan as the next Republican and when it comes to federal matters, I am not impressed with the legislative initiatives pushed by the Obama Administration and the previous Democrat—controlled Congress. Nationalized health care, stimulus funding, and endless job-killing regulations are all at the top of the list. ... more
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Judge Takes a Chisel to the Ten Commandments Sun May 13Robert KnightGod Almighty needs an editor, according to a federal judge in Virginia. At least, He does when the Ten Commandments are on government property. ... more
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Austin HillIs President Obama right about a looming student loan debt crisis? It depends on how you define “crisis.” But there is a problem, and it is real. ... more
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Kyle OlsonWhen Detroit Public Schools were assigned an emergency financial manager by the state, we thought he would have the power to turn things around, more or less, with a snap of his fingers. ... more
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Carrie LukasYoung Americans face tough times: Record-breaking youth unemployment—including for those with college degrees—and high levels of debt from student loans have left millions unable to live independently. They are living in Mom and Dad’s basement, putting off marriage and family, and are down-scaling their aspirations when they should be dreaming big. ... more
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Taking the Long View Sat May 5Brian McNicollA few months ago, I was golfing in Maryland, and I happened to get paired with a member of the Maryland General Assembly. ... more
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Who Is 'Racist'?: Part II Mon Apr 30Thomas SowellAround this time of year, I sometimes hear from parents who have been appalled to learn that the child they sent away to college to become educated has instead been indoctrinated with the creed of the left. They often ask if I can suggest something to have their offspring read over the summer, in order to counteract this indoctrination. ... more
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Maggie GallagherSarah Palin was the first to recognize the problem: By participating in President Obama's signature education initiative, the Common Core Standards, Alaska would lose control over its own curriculum. ... more
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Kyle OlsonJones College Prep – a Chicago Public Schools “selective enrollment” school – recently held “Social Justice Week” in March, a collection of events geared towards turning students into activists. See the schedule of events here. ... more
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