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Dealing with naivety

No one likes to admit they were naive; it’s an embarrassing form of Should Have Known. Should Have Knowns are a form of Lack of Awareness for which justifications are few. ”I didn’t think,“ “I thought I knew,” “Why didn’t somebody tell me!” etc., etc., are all excuses ...

Success is no longer a monolith

The recent editorial, "Why Americans Have Soured on Higher Education," accurately captures growing public skepticism, but it risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater by equating all postsecondary pursuits with the failings of elite four-year institutions. While concerns regarding tuition costs are valid, viewing the landscape solely through the lens of traditional "prestige" overlooks the most vital engine of our modern economy: a diverse range of success paths. The narrative that a degree is no longer "worth it" ignores the shifting reality of the 2026 labor market. Success is no ...

The boomerang presidency

My first thought when sitting down to write this column was that Donald Trump is his own worst enemy. However, after 8 million people showed up on March 28 to oppose him and his policies, it appears he has some stiff competition for the title. Still, I'll allow Trump to make the case against himself. Here are 10 times the policy arrows Trump fired at problems became boomerangs that hit him in the head. 1. Trump was elected in no small part to bring down inflation. Upon taking office, he imposed tariffs that he claimed would be paid by foreign producers. A study by the Federal ...

In today's NBA, beliefs can be a firing offense

There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most ...

When the going gets tough, congress goes home!

Over a million federal employees are going without paychecks because the House and the Senate can’t agree on how to keep our government open. Calling this a national crisis would be an understatement. So what is Congress doing about it while a million federal employees are struggling to ...

How Will Congress Choose to Handle the Iran Bill?

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there's a separate question -- independent of the military merits -- that Congress must answer: How will it be paid for? The Pentagon has requested $200 billion to fund the campaign. While circumstances could change the price tag, interest payments on ...