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What Universities Won’t Teach College Students About the Economics of Climate Change
The rhetorical framing of "climate change" is far removed from the underlying research. And the real-world costs of "doing something" are rarely considered.
End School Compulsory-Attendance Laws
Just as people shouldn’t be forced to send their children to church, they shouldn’t be forced to send their children to a state-approved organization for secular education and training.
Elizabeth Warren Shows Us Why Government Must Get Out of the Student Loan Business
Under Warren's plan for higher education, Warren won’t make you go to college — but she’ll make you pay for it.
How College Profs Push Students to Socialism
The true aim of these “scholar activists,” as many academics have begun calling themselves, is to propagate socialism by redefining capitalism to encompass every evil of human history. Which means they're mostly attacking straw men.
How College Profs Push Students to Socialism
The true aim of these “scholar activists,” as many academics have begun calling themselves, is to propagate socialism by redefining capitalism to encompass every evil of human history. Which means they're mostly attacking straw men.
Countries with “Free Tuition” Often Have Fewer College Graduates
A higher education system with "free tuition" will need to control costs through larger class sizes, and lower-quality services.
Government Spending on Colleges in the US Is Higher than in the Countries with “Free” College
Government spending on higher education is higher in the US than in Switzerland, Germany, or France. But colleges remain expensive here because they focus more on non-educational perks and extras.
The Student Debt Conundrum
Given the loose standards and high default rates that plague the student loan machine, the federal government might as well just be handing out credit cards so everyone can buy more stuff with subsidized loans.
Economic Stratification and College Admission
The increasing importance of elite higher education is a symptom of "political capitalism" in which success is determined by political connections rather than by the satisfaction of consumer preferences in the marketplace.
