Savings from loan cancellation will be outweighed by inflation costs Defenders of the federal student loan program from both sides of the aisle are clearly getting very, very worried. They started the year by arguing that student loan cancellation would benefit the wealthy. …

The removal of constitutional bankruptcy rights is the core issue. During the 1700’s, American colonists- including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris, and others- were being treated poorly under debt- typically to British banks, trading companies, and other investors. In fact, the issue of debt was so concerning to the…

The claim that student loan borrowers are largely liberal is a myth. There is a longstanding cultural stereotype in the U.S. that politically, student loan borrowers largely identify as democrats. The media has gone to great lengths to reinforce and exaggerate this claim. Analysis of years worth of Pew and…

The democrats are courting disaster in November Today, the White House announced the extension of the federal student loan repayment pause until September 1st. This is good news for many, but borrowers beware: THIS IS A TRICK. In the press release, The Education Department said they’ll put defaulted loans back…

None of the states are good, but the South is remarkably bad. Student debt stands at around $1.8 Trillion in the U.S. today. This is not good for any of the states. However, it is instructive to look closely at the states, to see which are most severely affected. …