Congress is poised to invest hundreds of billions of dollars on higher education. Here are the schools most likely to benefit.
Paul Glastris
Paul Glastris is Editor in Chief of the Washington Monthly, founder of the magazine’s alternative college rankings, and president of the Washington Monthly Institute. He was previously a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and a correspondent and editor at U.S. News and World Report. He is a co-founder of the National Vote at Home Institute and co-author of two books, “The Other College Guide: A Roadmap to the Right School for You,” and “Elephant in the Room: Washington in the Bush Years.” He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate, and other publications.
Posted inMagazine
Free College if You Serve
If we expanded national service, every American could afford to seek a bachelor’s degree—and have the support they need to get to graduation and into a career.
Posted inCollege Guide, Magazine, September/October 2021
What Is the Value of a College Degree?
A seemingly simple question is surprisingly hard to answer.
Posted inMagazine
Reflections on 20 Years of Editing the Washington Monthly
Pay low rent. Find great talent. How a small magazine can change the country.
Posted inApril/May/June 2021, Magazine
What Joe Biden Can Learn from the Greek War of Independence
Two centuries ago, a fight for freedom in a distant land forced America to balance foreign policy idealism with realism. We need to find the right balance for today.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Martin and Nancy Light Out for the Territory
The Monthly’s star bloggers go entrepreneurial at Progress Pond.
Posted inFeatured, January/February/March 2021, Magazine, Political Animal
Biden’s Hidden Weaponry
By championing policies like anti-monopolism and local empowerment, the new president can craft something sorely missing in America: a persuasive national narrative.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Notes From the Insurrection
Before the Capitol siege, I was at the protests and had the sense that anything could happen but that probably nothing would. I was wrong.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Remembering Paul Sarbanes
How wit, integrity, and expertise made America’s first Greek American Senator a behind-the-scenes Washington power player.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
How Joe Biden can get America building again
