11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025

Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.

Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.

How to Fix Our Dangerous Dependency on Foreign Ships and Save American Shipbuilding

A key issue is restoring the long-reviled Jones Act, which can once again help America rule the waves.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel