Seemingly Insignificant Decisions Affect the Course of History

How will Trump’s openings (or closings) impact our future? The Vietnam War offers a clue.

For Trump, the Buck Never Stops Here

The concept of personal responsibility is never up for consideration.

David Ignatius thinks Trump needs more ‘manly’ virtues.

How the consummate counsel came to need a lawyer

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