I recently stopped off at my local natural food store to pick up a box of my favorite organic breakfast cereal. The stuff tastes like maple-flavored cardboard, which I prefer to strawberry-flavored cardboard. This cereal is expensive, and when I picked up the box, I noticed it seemed too light–like it was only half full. …
When I was a child, my parents were poor. That was OK because almost everyone in my little Oklahoma town was poor, and we all told each other that we were in the middle class. By the time I graduated high school, my parents had clawed their way into the actual middle class, and they …
The FTC made the announcement below that seems to open the door for students with federal student loans to explore the possibility of applying for a Borrower Defense Loan Discharge. The Federal Trade Commission put 70 for-profit higher education institutions on notice that the agency is cracking down on any false promises they make about …
Perhaps the most inane car insurance commercial ever aired is one by Liberty Mutual: “Only pay for what you need.” Apparently, Liberty Mutual wants auto drivers to believe that it is the only insurance company that allows customers to buy car insurance tailored to their needs. But doesn’t every insurer do that? Nevertheless, the slogan …
I bought a Subaru in 2019, and the company promised to make a $250 donation to one of four Subaru-selected charities. Subaru calls this program “Share the Love.” As I recall, I selected Meals on Wheels, and I was glad to have Subaru donate some money to that worthy charity on my behalf. Nevertheless, I …
I occasionally see television and print advertisements for weight-loss programs. Invariably, these ads show a slim, young, attractive woman with perfect teeth or a handsome young man with great hair and six-pack abs. We are encouraged to believe that these beautiful people were once fat. But we know better. We know that no matter what …
By Richard Fossey In a recent Wall Street Journal essay, R. R. Reno, Editor of First Things, wrote that he had stopped hiring graduates from elite colleges. He noted that he had watched a Zoom meeting of students at Haverford College (Reno’s alma mater), where students displayed “a stunning combination of thin-skinned narcissism and naked …
Judson College, a Baptist school for women, announced that it will close its doors in July and file for bankruptcy. Only 12 new students enrolled at Judson for the 2021 fall semester, and only 80 current students committed to returning in the fall. As a Baptist news story commented, “Operating a college for fewer than …
The question of whether it’s worthwhile to obtain a Master’s in Business Administration—an advanced and versatile degree that can help people ascend into management analysis and/or strategy roles—is a highly personal one without a real single objective answer. As usual with financial and personal decisions, the answer tends to be “it depends.” The last decade …
Elon Musk says MBA degrees are overrated, and he should know. Musk doesn’t have an MBA, and he’s worth $166 billion. Here is what Musk said in a recent interview: “The path to leadership should not be through an MBA business school situation. It should be kind of work your way up and do useful …