Long Words

Long Words

By The Clapham Institute | “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity,” wrote George Orwell, who warned of governments resorting to “long words and exhausted idioms” to mask unsavory behavior. With Orwell in mind, you might want to see...
The Higher Education Bubble

The Higher Education Bubble

By Richard Vedder | Higher education is in a bubble situation—its price has risen sharply, fueled by cheap federal loan and grant money (sound familiar?) while the return on the investment has fallen. More and more college students are either not graduating or are...
The Obama Generation: 6 in 10 Want More Government

The Obama Generation: 6 in 10 Want More Government

By TheCollegeFix staff | A new Pew Research poll shows that in the wake of record levels of spending and more than $16 trillion in government debt, the Obama administration’s move to increase the role of government in citizen’s lives is having its desired effect: It...