Trump moves student loan administration to the SBA. You got a problem with that?

 Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that 43 percent of borrowers who owe on their student loans weren’t making ...
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Life in my corner of Flyover Country

 Wilkinson County, Mississippi, is a beautiful part of Flyover Country. Bounded on the west by the Mississippi River, its alluvial ...
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PART 1: March 2025 Update on Lawsuits Challenging the SAVE Plan

This blog post explains the legal implications of recent court orders in ongoing lawsuits challenging the SAVE plan. For what ...
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PART 2: The Current Impact on Borrowers of Lawsuits Challenging the SAVE Plan and the Removal of IDR Applications

For more information on the February court order issued in a lawsuit challenging the SAVE plan, see Part 1 here.  ...
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Guest essay by Steve Rhode

This isn’t some feel-good lecture. It’s just an observation. I have seen kindness work in my life and in the ...
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The State killed him twice

 The State of Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr last night in Angola Prison’s death chamber. He was killed with nitrogen ...
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The Ukraine war will end this year and someone will get the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping it

After three years of fighting, Ukraine’s war with Russia is at a stalemate, Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine, ...
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I can think of worse things to be

Egg prices are up all over the U.S. primarily due to bird flu, which forced chicken farmers to liquidate their ...
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A litany of distressing news in my local newspaper

 This morning, I scanned my local newspaper as I sipped my first cup of coffee and was slammed with a ...
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The Brutalist is a fine movie with a few flaws

 The Brutalist, a period drama that takes place in the aftermath of World War II, stars Adrien Brody, who plays ...
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