Inspired by President Obama’s cheap election-year politicking, Congress has launched into a frenzied, bipartisan panderfest over the Stafford loan program. Late last week, an emotional House speaker John Boehner led House Republicans to vote for an Obama-proposed giveaway he’d denounced just a few days previously.For those who don’t...

Retargeting FHA will be a long process, but that process should begin with allowing the temporary loan limits to drop.  While the reduction in loan limits affects few loans; a reversal will indicate that Congress is not serious about beginning the process of bringing back private sector involvement.  

Recent economic research suggests that colleges siphon off a significant portion of federal education aid rather than lowering costs to students

Testimony by Norman J. Ornstein before the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 28, 2002.

Are global corporations cleaning up their supply chains? The debate over the abysmally low wages paid to workers in emerging economies illustrates the difficulty. There are two conflicting narratives, both tied to China.

Addresses tax and fiscal policy.

Five years ago, in a maneuver that some of us regarded as a troubling move for a federal government swimming in red ink, Congress decided to temporarily supersize the subsidy on student loans.

The problem of coverage for pre-existing conditions remains relatively small and limited to the individual health insurance market, despite exaggerated claims used to advance passage of the Affordable Care Act. Nevertheless, too many people still remained at risk of falling through the cracks of protective measures provided by HIPAA, COBRA, and state-run high risk pools.