A Different Kind of College Ranking
When you stop grading by snob appeal, the truly excellent ones shine. Plus, our new ranking of the best colleges…
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admin America’s Best Colleges for Research
The best research universities driving American innovation aren’t just in blue states—and neither is the damage from Trump’s research cuts.
Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros…
Liberals Need to Care About the National Debt
The U.S. national debt recently surpassed $40 trillion. Reining it in is the only way to achieve progressive goals.
Good-Bye, Dolly: Farewell to an American Icon
Let’s hope Dolly Parton's passing isn’t the last time right and left can be united in admiration and grief.
On Fox News, El-Sayed Bravely Defended Gender-Affirming Care, Then Took a Weird, Wrong Turn
The U.S. Senate candidate crossed over into bravado when he compared trans surgery to circumcision in an interview with Jesse…
How to Pick a College in the Age of AI
Advice from someone who has spent two decades running universities and the past few years studying how AI is likely…
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
AI is wiping out internships and automating the work interns do, even as landing one becomes more important for getting…
A Radically Simple Plan to Fix Higher Education
Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how…