AI and the Sin of Sloth

Forget AI going haywire. The real problem is that it’s working as intended: making us lazier and less able to connect.

This Archetype Explains Donald Trump

Trump’s determination to break every rule and overturn every norm has historical precedence.

The sycophantic biographers of his campaign are a bit too obsequious to be believed.

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