July/07/2013 5:12AM
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Tuition costs go up because they can. Harvard has a valuable brand and they can charge accordingly. They will enrol only a small percentage of applicants. Supply and demand. Harvard could triple their tuition rate and still meet enrollment goals. Is the brand worth the price? Do Harvard graduates do better in the workplace than Read the full article…

July/04/2013 5:10AM
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Like all good reporters, I will never reveal my sources. But, a friend who spends a great deal of time in Springfield, Illinois, our fine Capitol city, passed on a big Springfield rumor to me. Some background first. Illinois is broke. As I have writen about in this blog, the state is run by Michael Madigan. Nothing Read the full article…

June/30/2013 5:20AM
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The rights of gay Americans get a great deal of media and political attention these days. We must have a large number of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to get so much air time and have such political clout. I did a little research to see if there are statistics to provide the size of the homosexual Read the full article…