Essays about Texas

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Monday, November 11, 2013

Gore Vidal bequeathed his entire estate to Harvard University, but he died anyway.

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Gore Vidal died in 2012, leaving his entire estate to Harvard University. I'm sure he received a nice thank-you note. Harvard knows how ...
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Saturday, November 9, 2013

The Demise of Legal Education as a Noble Pursuit

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 You teach yourselves the law, but I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush; you leave thinking like a lawyer.  ...
Monday, November 4, 2013

President Obama Pushes Income-Based Repayment Plans for Student-Loan Debtors: Madness! Madness!

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The U.S. Department of Education is sending e-mails to selected student-loan borrowers, urging them to consider signing up for income-based...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Fewer college students major in the humanities: Is anyone surprised?

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A few days ago, the New York Times carried a front-page story on the declining number of humanities majors at American colleges.  This shou...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Things Universities Don't Want to Talk About: It's Time for a Freedom of Information Act for American Colleges That Participate in the Federal Student Loan Program

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LSU President King Alexander recently told a Rotary Club audience that the cost of attending Louisiana State University is very reasonable. ...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Ivy League graduates are smarter, more ethical, and more competent than the average American: That's why we let them run the government!

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President Obama graduated from Harvard Law School and Michelle graduated from Princeton.  All nine Supreme Court Justices graduated from Har...

Only suckers pay the sticker price. The College Board says college costs at private colleges went down over the past 10 years. Really?

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I think the hand-wringing about the trend [in college costs] is greatly exaggerated.                                                   ...