Last year, President Biden announced that he would cancel student-loan debts of up to $20,000 for millions of borrowers. While that policy had been under discussion since the first days … Continue reading “The Supreme Court Hears Arguments in the Challenge to Biden’s Student-Loan Giveaway”
In 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which prohibited states from allowing legal gambling. Since then, 36 states have legalized sports betting, and 26 … Continue reading “Colleges Are Gambling with Students’ Lives”
A perennial issue in U.S. politics: If the government causes an injustice, may it commit more injustices to right previous wrongs? That was, in essence, the issue being debated at … Continue reading “To Create Equal Opportunity, Look Beyond Traditional Bachelor’s Programs”
What is diversity, and why is it so good for college students? That’s one of the questions at the heart of the Supreme Court cases over race-conscious admissions practices at … Continue reading “What’s So Great About Diversity, Anyway?”
One week ago today, attorneys for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) laid out their cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina before the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices … Continue reading “What the Justices Heard and Said”
In most public discussions, “affirmative action” in higher education is treated as one of the core issues that divides liberals from conservatives. It is rare in public life to hear … Continue reading “Even Liberals Should Be Skeptical of Racial Preferences in Higher Education”
On August 1st, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina submitted an amicus brief siding with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in its attempt to use race as a factor … Continue reading “Gov. Cooper’s Race-Preferences Brief is Inherently Discriminatory”
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that challenge the legality of racial preferences in college admissions, one involving Harvard and the other the University of North Carolina. … Continue reading “Should We Replace Racial Preferences with Socio-Economic Preferences?”
TANSTAAFL. There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. That’s the pithy way that economists convey the idea that there are always costs associated with the goods and services … Continue reading “New Study Analyzes the High Cost of College”
Over the last 30 years, federal courts have consistently ruled that restrictive speech codes and minuscule free speech zones on college campuses violate the First Amendment. So, why do college … Continue reading “This Case Gives the Supreme Court a Chance to Protect Campus Free Speech”