Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that 43 percent of borrowers who owe on their student loans weren’t making payments. According to the WSJ, that’s about 9 million people. How about the 57 percent of borrowers who aren’t delinquent? Are...
It’s been a whirlwind month for student loan borrowers, as the Trump administration has taken a series of actions that have plunged the repayment system into chaos.
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, is a beautiful part of Flyover Country. Bounded on the west by the Mississippi River, its alluvial soil is incredibly fertile. Trees grow fast here, providing the lumber industry with an endless supply of hardwood timber. Woodville, the...
President Trump announced that he would be moving the entire federal student loan system from the Department of Education to the Small Business Association.
The federal student loan system is in crisis, and advocates for borrowers are warning that the situation will likely get worse after President Trump’s actions this week.
Why Kindness Might Be the Secret to Your Next Big Breakthrough The smallest act of kindness—whether given or received—can change everything. Here’s why your next big breakthrough might be just one kind moment away. We’re often told that breakthroughs come from hard...
The State of Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr last night in Angola Prison’s death chamber. He was killed with nitrogen gas after his lawyers lost a last-minute appeal arguing that the execution method was cruel and unusual. If anyone deserved the death...
Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking affordable repayment plans and student loan forgiveness authorized by law.
As millions of student loan borrowers try to navigate a repayment system mired in unprecedented turmoil, a new threat looms: potential changes to tax laws.
After three years of fighting, Ukraine’s war with Russia is at a stalemate, Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine, and the Ukrainians can’t drive them out. Last August, in a surprise move, Ukrainians staged what the Western media called an incursion...
Egg prices are up all over the U.S. primarily due to bird flu, which forced chicken farmers to liquidate their poultry. However, prices will come down soon because if there is anything Americans know how to do, it’s mass-producing chickens. Nevertheless, the...
Student loan borrowers are starting to see dramatic increases in their monthly payments as the Department of Education struggles under court orders and staff reductions.
This morning, I scanned my local newspaper as I sipped my first cup of coffee and was slammed with a litany of depressingly lousy news. First, Anthony Robinson, a 17-year-old high school student, was shot and killed just after getting off a school bus. The police...
Student loan borrowers and families applying for college will almost certainly be impacted by mass Department of Education layoffs. Here’s what borrowers should know.
More than eight million student loan borrowers appear increasingly likely to get kicked out of an affordable income-driven repayment plan in the coming months
President Trump’s newest order threatens to severely undermine a popular student loan forgiveness program. Here’s what borrowers need to know.
The Brutalist, a period drama that takes place in the aftermath of World War II, stars Adrien Brody, who plays a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor. Film critics have widely praised the movie, which garnered ten Academy Award nominations and won three Oscars,...
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order that may substantially limit student loan forgiveness for public servants.
The New York Times published a story a few days ago about Sam Runyon, a homecare nurse in Mingo County, West Virginia. Eli Saslow, a Times reporter, accompanied Ms. Runyon on her home visits to several working-age people suffering from chronic diseases....
The Trump administration has been rapidly dismantling protections for student loan borrowers, leaving millions of Americans with diminishing options as turmoil continues.
To: Elon Musk I read your message to federal workers, directing them to send you a list of the five things they accomplished during the week. I’m retired, so it wasn’t clear whether the memo applies to me. Nevertheless, Michelle Singletary of the...
President Trump gave a speech to a joint session of Congress last night while Democratic legislators sulked in their seats, looking very much like small children who didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas. Nancy Pelosi appeared particularly unhappy. She wore...
Someday, the Ukraine war will end, and the outcome is predictable. Russia will retain Crimea and much of the Donbas. Ukraine will not join NATO but will get security guarantees from the United States and many Western European countries. Russia will promise not to...
Here’s what student loan borrowers should know as the Department of Education plunges deeper into crisis.
Like an overprotective mother comforting a spoiled child, progressive Democratic politicians were quick to comfort President Vladimir Zelensky after his acrimonious meeting with President Trump last week. As widely reported, Zelensky appeared at the Oval Office to...
The Trump administration’s Department of Education has effectively halted enrollment in four popular federal student loan repayment plans.
Yesterday, President Vladimir Zelenskyy arrived at the White House to sign a mineral rights deal with the United States. This deal was intended to be a prelude to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, and the media was on hand in the Oval Office for the signing....
I shop regularly at Trader Joe’s and often see older people stocking the grocery shelves or managing the cash registers. They look old enough to be drawing Social Security checks. I often wonder whether these people work because they enjoy working or because...
The Department of Education took additional steps this week that effectively blocks affordable repayment plans and student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers.
Borrower advocates warned that gutting federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs could be devastating for borrowers.
Anyone exploring Louisiana’s coastline knows climate change and rising sea levels are real. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Pelican State has lost 1,900 square miles of coastland since 1932. It continues to lose the...
I lived in Anchorage, Alaska, when I was a young lawyer. After experiencing a couple of Alaska winters, I thought I knew all about cold winter weather. Then, I flew to Fairbanks for a one-day business trip in February. That’s when I learned that winter in...
I lived in Anchorage, Alaska, as a young man. On clear days, I would see Mount Denali, North America’s highest peak, rising to the north more than 100 miles away. Almost no one in Alaska refers to this majestic summit as Mount McKinley, although that was its...
The Trump administration abruptly removed two critical applications related to student loan forgiveness and repayment on Friday, throwing the system into further turmoil.
Earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order making clear that schools and colleges that allow biological males to compete in women’s and girls’ varsity sports violate Title IX. Education institutions that continue this practice,...
Ten years ago, Pope Francis spoke out against the death penalty. Addressing a delegation from the International Association of Penal Law, the Pope said this: “All Christians and men of good faith are therefore called upon today to fight . . . for the abolition...
