By Richard Vedder | Bloomberg News
| 3:06PM
As parents and students struggle to keep up with rising college tuition and take on greater burdens of debt, universities are being challenged to justify the ballooning athletic fees they tack on to the bill.
By Amanda Hess | Slate
| 3:05PM
In 2012, the number of women serving in the U.S. Senate reached a historic high: 20 out of 100. And so we continue to debate about the low representation of women in political office, and the debate continues to hinge on the differences between men and women.
By Michael Gerson | The Washington Post
| 3:05PM
It is often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair – a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal. But if these figures are examples of successful reform, British Prime Minister David Cameron is a warning of its perils.
By Shashank Joshi | Bloomberg News
| June 17, 2013
Iran’s presidential election presents a paradox. The vote was free enough for Hasan Rowhani to score a shocking win and for the favored conservative candidate to finish a dismal third. And yet it was blatantly unfair because hundreds of reformist and pragmatic candidates were blocked from running.
By Rob Christensen | News & Observer
| June 17, 2013
Tax reform in North Carolina died last week. RIP.
