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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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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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'Runner' Introduces Mother to Son's World Thu May 17Marybeth HicksFor as well as I know my only son, I never really understood him until I read John L. Parker Jr.’s “Once a Runner.” ... more
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The Kings of the World Mon May 14Bruce BialoskyThey walk where no mortals dare. They face challenges that melt the resolve of ordinary people. They fearlessly stride the pathways of the world, towering over the feeble masses. Commoners worship them as gods, without whom their lives would dissipate into madness and chaos. Who are these giants that rule the world and whose wisdom is essential to our daily existence? They are economists. ... 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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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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