Sharp and Unexpected Criticism
Higher Education? is a book that critics left and right like, but the education establishment–not so much.
Articles by George Leef
Is the College Business Model Broken?
A PBS debate generates some heat but not much light on college cost and access.
How Much Work
Part II of my analysis of a major paper centers on a common misconception.
This Paper Refutes Itself
A hefty new study purports to prove U.S. needs more college graduates, but flops.
The Great Brain Race
Higher education is fast becoming more globalized, but will it reshape the world?
Thinking Like an Economist
A new book subjects college education to Bastiat’s famous “seen versus unseen” analysis.
Don’t Go to College to Learn Economics
People with a high school education have as much economic sophistication as college graduates do.
There Was No Golden Age
American colleges have always had substantial dropout rates, so should we worry?
Forced Association Is Not Free Association
A Supreme Court case tests whether public universities can exclude student groups that restrict membership to those who share their beliefs.
Stick It to the Taxpayer
President Obama’s plan to forgive college loan debts in exchange for “public service” needlessly foists the cost on taxpayers.