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Year of Jubilee for Student Loans?
A recent proposal to forgive all student loan debt has over 675,000 online signatures, arguing, “With the stroke of the President’s pen, millions of Americans would suddenly have hundreds, or [...]
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The “Real” Belize
Belize, the perfect Caribbean vacation spot. Beautiful palm trees, glistening blue water, drinks on the beach… at least that’s what the tourists see. More than 250,000 tourists a year come [...]
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What Really Happened at UC Davis
As I begin my classes for a new semester, I am reminded of an event last year that shook the nation. This infamous picture of UC Davis cops pepper-spraying Occupy [...]
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Preventing the Higher-Education Bubble
As our economy recovers from the bursting of the “housing bubble”, some warn that another is looming on the horizon. The phrase “higher-education bubble” was first popularized by Glenn Reynolds, [...]
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Grading Scale is Not Unfair
On 2/18/13, the Lariat wrote an editorial advocating a standardized grading scale. In general, the article argued that Baylor should not allow professors to require a percentage higher than 90 [...]
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CPAC: Standing with Rand Paul
(originally posted on Washington Times Communities) Before Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) began his speech, hundreds of student volunteers from Young Americans for Liberty handed out signs, stickers, and...
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NEA Hinders Education Reform
(originally published on Washington Times Communities) Education reform may be one of the few political issues that appears to have bipartisan support. That being said, solutions so far have failed [...]
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Is America the Best Country in the World?
Is America the best country in the world? With Independence Day fresh in our minds, it’s a question worth examining. Some certainly don’t think so. In the pilot episode of […]
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Obama Doesn’t Understand Income Inequality
President Barack Obama’s recent speech on the economy demonstrates a stunning lack of economic knowledge. By focusing on income inequality, he misleads the American public into unjustified class...
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Wall St. vs. Everyone
“The lesson of Buffett was: To succeed in a spectacular fashion you had to be spectacularly unusual.” That’s Michael Lewis, well-known financial journalist, in his book, The Big Short. Wall Street has...
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Common Bond Rethinks Student Loans
Student loans – previously a phrase that signified opportunity and excitement, but now an image of crushing debt. So much so that the New York Times labeled today’s students “a generation hobbled […]
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A College that lets you study Beer
People often joke about “majoring in beer” in college. At Paul Smith’s College, a small private college in New York, that could soon be possible. The college recently approved a […]
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My Initial State of the Union Reaction
“These ideas won’t make everybody rich, or relieve every hardship. That’s not the job of government.” Interesting words to hear from President Obama during his State of the Union address […]
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Help U connects college students to jobs
Need somebody to mow your lawn, walk your dog, or paint your extra room? A new company helps connect you with college students who are looking for a way to […]
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Rick Perry’s Top 5 Accomplishments
As Rick Perry prepares himself for another presidential campaign, the media will undoubtedly be discussing his blunders last time around. Opportunity Lives has commented on those too, but let’s take a...
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Chris Christie’s Top 5 Accomplishments
Chris Christie, the fiery governor of New Jersey, is known for speaking his mind and dealing with the consequences later. But Gov. Christie has some significant achievements that make him […]
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A 15-year-old changing the world
Warren Cassell, Jr. isn’t your average fifteen-year-old. He has already written several books, started several companies, and given lectures around the world. “I was always different,” Cassell told...
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New technology that helps teachers
Teaching is hard. That’s what William Zhou realized when he came back to visit his high school teachers after graduating. “Like many other educators, my own high school teachers were […]
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Isabel Sadya Reforms Slum in Kenya
Isabel Sadya used to think of herself as a quiet person. But now, she’s changing the world. Sadya was recently nominated by the U.S. Embassy in Kenya to participate in an […]
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New Data Sheds Light on Higher Ed
For years, higher education has seemed to be nearing a bubble, with many claiming that we are in the midst of a “student debt crisis.” Massive new datasets can help policymakers and researchers to […]
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