The real reason why some Democratic critics have reacted so furiously to President Biden’s debt relief plan
student debt
Posted inEducation in America
The Case for Higher-Education Price Controls
President Biden’s changes to student loan repayment are welcome, but they give schools a bad incentive.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Marc Goldwein and the Limits of Deficit Scolding
On student debt cancellation, America’s foremost spending scold believes whatever he needs to believe to stop progress.
Posted inEducation in America
One Way Out of the White House Political Box on Student Debt
If they auto-enroll everyone in their newly generous income-driven repayment plan, it will significantly take the sting out of resuming payments.
Posted inEducation in America
Joe Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Good Start
But more reform is needed to attack cost bloat in American higher education.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Debt Cancellation Program
Today on TAP: Better than we thought, still not enough for the long term
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Real Inflation Reduction Acts
The Biden administration’s actions in a variety of markets are doing the heavy lifting on lowering costs.
Posted inTAP
Time for Student Debt Cancellation
Today on TAP: With the climate bill safely signed into law, Biden can get on with this long-delayed executive action.
Posted inEducation in America
Education Department Won’t Hold For-Profit College Executives Personally Accountable
A top official at the department claims he needs executives’ personal signatures on specific documents to make them financially liable for defrauding their students. But he already has them.
Posted inPodcasts
The Case for Student Debt Cancellation
Economist Marshall Steinbaum explains why the idea is both good and unavoidable.