For Americans living in the age of social media and instant clicks, Washington often feels like a nonstop, partisan version of the Jerry Springer Show. A recent Time article about the long-running show—which aired from 1991 to 2018—described its format as a place “where guests went on to discuss their deepest, darkest secrets and confront […]
Read MoreWhen people ask me, “What is the worst thing the federal government has done regarding higher education,” I say it is a close call between two policy blunders: its entering the student loan business for college students, and the creation of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). But if forced to choose, I would say […]
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