A huge number of student loan borrowers may need to change their repayment plan this year. And many may experience higher monthly payments as a result.
I’ve been to Georgia on a fast train, honey.I wa’n’t born no yesterday.I got a good Christian raisin’ and an eighth-grade education.Ain’t no need in y’all a treatin’ me this way. Georgia on a Fast Train Billy Shaver,...
We must all hang together, or most assuredly, we will all hang separately. Attributed to Benjamin Franklin President Trump is trying to end the Ukraine war, which has brought incalculable misery to both the Ukrainians and the Russians. I say incalculable because the...
Millions of borrowers pursuing student loan forgiveness could be impacted by the fallout from the recent decision. Here are the key takeaways.
When Kinky Friedman ran for Texas governor in 2006, he had a compelling bumper-sticker slogan. “Kinky Friedman for Governor. Why the Hell Not?” I found Kinky’s message persuasive and voted for him in the Texa primary. I feel the same about President...
I have long believed no one should graduate college without reading William Shirer’s magisterial book, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Shirer, a journalist who witnessed Germany’s descent into terror, was a journalist, not an academic. Perhaps for...
A federal appeals court issued a new ruling on Tuesday that would imperil student loan forgiveness under several popular repayment plans.
My hometown had an old-fashioned Dairy Queen when I was a kid, one of those vintage establishments that required customers to stand on the sidewalk and direct their food orders to a soda jerk through an open window. Anadarko’s Dairy Queen sold “soft...
A court declined to prevent DOGE from accessing sensitive student loan borrower data housed at the Department of Education. But the battle isn’t over.
Take this job and shove it I ain’t working here no more. Sung by Johnny Paycheck America’s budget deficit is on track to hit $1.9 trillion, which will be added to the nation’s accumulated national debt of $36 trillion. Elon Musk, chief of President...
I watched Saturday Night Live’s 50th Anniversary Show last night on NBC, one of the Deep State’s propaganda networks. Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Andy Hoglund described the program as “the ultimate victory lap–a night packed with...
Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college students should know.
In her interview on 60 Minutes, Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ presidential candidate, said this: Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of many things,...
Republican lawmakers in Congress are considering a move that could cut off student loan forgiveness for millions of healthcare workers.
“Ignorance of history,” Robert Conquest wrote, “is one of the most negative attributes of modern man.” Indeed, among our woke politicians and pseudo-intellectual academics, it is fashionable to sneer at anyone who makes a historical reference....
I had a stroke a couple of years ago, which impaired my left side. I walk with a cane now, which is no fun, and my semi-functional left side prevents me from participating in a host of enjoyable activities. Consequently, I’ve gained some weight. A couple of...
I had a stroke a couple of years ago, which impaired my left side. I walk with a cane now, which is no fun, and my semi-functional left side prevents me from participating in a host of enjoyable activities. Consequently, I’ve gained some weight. A couple of...
The U.S. Department of Education is experiencing major turmoil as the Trump administration takes steps to undermine and eliminate it.
Progressive Dems protest every move President Trump makes, and then they file lawsuits with judges who were appointed by Obama and Biden. It will take months or even years to resolve this litigation, which is the whole point. Is there anything Trump and the Democrats...
Hey, you don’t know me, but you don’t like me,Say you care less how I feel.But how many of you that sit and judged meEver walked the streets of Bakersfield? The Streets of Bakersfield Homer Joy Sung by Buck Owens Kendrick Lamar performed at the Super Bowl...
Republicans are looking to cut or eliminate nearly a dozen student loan and federal aid programs administered by the Department of Education. Here are the details.
The will to power came to take the place of the will to justice, pretending at first to be identified with it and then relegating it to a place somewhere at the end of history. Albert Camus Last December, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi suffered a severe injury while...
In Rules For Radicals, Saul Alinsky observed that it’s okay to go to jail but not to stay too long. Over the years, radical activists have adopted Alinsky’s disruptive tactics again and again to paralyze local government, and many are quite willing to do...
Elon Musk, newly selected as the Deep State’s chief villain, has discovered shocking cases of waste and abuse at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Among the agency’s insane expenditures was money spent to fund a...
The Trump administration appears poised to take significant actions that could undermine the Department of Education. Here’s what student loan borrowers should do.
In this proud land, we grew up strong.We were wanted all along. I was taught to fight, taught to win.I never thought I could fail.No fight left, or so it seems.I am a man whose dreams have all deserted.I’ve changed my face, I’ve changed my name.But no one...
Winter in southwest Mississippi is a lovely time. Even in February, the woods are dotted with green trees: magnolias, cedar, and pine. Now that duck season is over, and the shotgun blasts have died away, Lake Mary, where I live, is especially placid. Unfortunately,...
Republican lawmakers took a key step last week to officially abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s what student loan borrowers should know.
To paraphrase Will Rogers, when Elizabeth Warren left Oklahoma for Massachusetts, she raised the IQ of both states. Senator Warren’s unhinged rants at Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate confirmation hearing should embarrass all Americans, especially Bay State...
Republican lawmakers are considering a number of proposals that could effectively increase taxes on student loan borrowers and college students.
The Trump administration released a sweeping memo on Monday, suspending broad swaths of federal spending. Will student loan forgiveness and federal aid be impacted?
Some borrowers with private student loans could receive monetary compensation and other relief under a proposed CFPB judgment. Here’s what borrowers should know.
In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes. Andy Warhol Donald Trump had hardly been sworn into office as the nation’s 47th President when Bishop Mariann Budde, dressed in clerical splendor, scolded him. She entreated him to be merciful to...
House Republicans are floating a proposal to limit eligibility for a key federal student loan forgiveness program intended to benefit public service borrowers.
A riddle: Question: How can you tell the difference between a liberal Democrat and an Episcopal bishop? Answer: An Episcopal bishop wears a funny hat. On my tortured road to the Catholic Church, I abided for a time with the Episcopalians. While studying at Harvard, I...
A perfect storm is brewing for millions of federal student loan borrowers, who may experience dramatic increases in their monthly payments later this year.
