Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens

The Supreme Court case over Trump’s efforts to abolish birthright citizenship raises larger questions about blood, soil, and how we become Americans

Listen, MAGA: Presidents Rarely Defy the Courts

Trump and his MAGA allies may point to Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and others, but if he balks at judicial orders, he’ll be an outlier.

Joe Biden joins Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and other presidents who changed a narrow definition of what it means to be a justice.

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