Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor?

Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system.

The Rittenhouse Verdict Shows the Ridiculousness of American Gun Laws and Self-Defense

How legal technicalities and a culture of guns make it possible for (mostly white) men to get away with murder.

It shouldn’t be. The president is sowing chaos, anarchy, and vandalism to get reelected.

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