Economic Policy

Public universities were built on the promise of affordability and accessibility for students. In the past, governments focused on subsidizing higher education in order to keep tuition low and to increase opportunities for students. Today however, this reality has changed. Instead of keeping tuition affordable for students attending public universities, tuition has risen even though state funding continues to rise. The old expectation of state funding easing the financial bur

Imagine a kid who is walking into his K-12 school. He can’t afford to go to a private school, so he is limited to his local school. As he walks into it, he sees the rundown infrastructure and underutilized spaces, navigating the hollow halls to get to his class. Once he gets into class, he asks for a pencil because he lost his, but the teacher says the class doesn’t have any extras because money is tight. Moreover, he was put into a system that didn’t allow him to reach his p

Viewed through the lens of traditional data in early 2026, the U.S. consumer economy appears deceptively bright. Household net worths are near record highs, and average FICO scores have stabilized at historically healthy levels. But beneath this oddly “sunny” macro narrative, a shadow is emerging. Consider Aubrey, a 30-year-old married father of two living in a suburban home outside Chicago. Aubrey maintains a 760-credit score, pays his Chase Sapphire card in full every month

On September 19th, President Donald Trump signed another one of his 217 executive orders in his new presidential term (“2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders”). But unlike his typical focus on security and illegal immigration, this order took aim at something different: legal immigration, specifically with the H-1B visa program. The order introduced a $100,000 fee for every new H-1B visa petition, an increase from the previous average of approximately $3,500, and signified on