Candidate-backed surveys have helped warp perceptions of Democratic primaries. Public Policy Polling’s numbers, however, have repeatedly tracked the actual results.
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Posted inHigher Education
Hey Industry, Stop Sponging Off, and Start Contributing to, the Colleges That Train Your Employees
Example: we have a nursing shortage because of health care sector freeloading.
Posted inHigher Education
The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges
The premium on prestigious colleges is wildly overrated. I should know.
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Internal Polls Flopped in Michigan and Hawaii. How Will They Do in Minnesota and Wisconsin?
Pollsters affiliated with Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign wrongly projected a landslide victory. Now internals from Peggy Flanagan and David Crowley face an acid test.
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Burning the Past to Build the Future
AI companies are cutting apart old books for the human writing their technology is making increasingly hard to find.
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What is Political Courage?
It’s more complicated than just bucking one’s party or president. What I learned from Representatives Peter Meijer, Tom Suozzi, Don Bacon, and Jamie Raskin.
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The Disintegration of the U.S. Military Under Trump and Beyond
Russia’s woes in Ukraine reflect its autocracy, corruption, and dismal choices. Sounds like the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.
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To Mend Fences in Michigan, El-Sayed Should Stop Talking About Israel
Enough young critics of Israel were in Michigan’s Democratic primary electorate for Abdul El-Sayed to eke out a narrow victory. The general electorate is a different story.
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How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump
And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.
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What South Koreans Can Teach Us About January 6—and Democracy
When Seoul’s rogue leader tried to impose martial law, the Korean people rushed to their legislature to save their democracy.
