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Legal Profession in Crisis? Law School Bubble, Weak Job Market Signal Precarious Changes
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 7:02pm | 1995Recent news stories suggest that the legal profession is reacting to the fact that the law school bubble has popped. I have previously discussed how the law school bubble is a subset of the higher education bubble. In this way, unlike a bubble in real estate, dot-coms, or tulips, the law school...
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Revisiting Student Loans: Societal Tension and Portension
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 9:00pm | 2497With respect to student loans, it is as if for those who know where to look, the writing is on the wall. Given recent political events and ongoing political dialogue, let's revisit the issue of student loans.I. Should there be a student loan bailout?CNBC's Kelly Evans discussed on April 25, 2012...
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Higher Ed Bubble Bursting: US Bank, JPMorgan Cutting Back on Student Loan Market
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 9:43am | 1880Has the higher education bubble finally popped? There is reason to believe that it in fact has.I. Banks Restricting Student LoansAmerican Banker reported on March 30, 2012 that US Bank (NYSE: USB) will no longer be offering private student loans and that JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) will be...
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Student Loans: One of the Biggest Economic Issues of 2012?
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 12:13am | 2118Are student loans going to make for one of the biggest economic issues this year? Though the topic has been somewhat in the background lately as media attention to the Occupy movement has waned, there is reason to believe that student loans may be one of the hottest economic and political issues...
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New American Revolution or New American Civil War?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 11:44am | 2995Marketwatch's Paul B. Farrell wrote a very interesting story Tuesday entitled "Super Rich vs. 99%: Class war will explode" regarding Occupy Wall Street, the evolution of class warfare, and the conservative response to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Farrell: "Forget politics. The 99%, the Occupy...
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Seth Morgan Guest Column: 'Addressing the Higher Education Bubble'
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 12:59pm | 799Introduction: Seth Morgan, CPA is a former State Representative from Dayton, Ohio and served as the Ranking Member of the Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee. He also serves as the State Policy Director for Americans for Prosperity (AFP) – OH, a grassroots organization that encourages...