Burning Out

In his sophomore year in high school, one of our sons achieved a 4.6 GPA on his way to gaining an International Baccalaureate Diploma. It was a great achievement, but it came at a heavy cost. Despite being over 6 ft tall, by graduation he weighed less than 120 lbs....

The Coming College Education Bubble

For years, the cultural rulebook clearly stated that middle-class meant owning your own home and that your children must go to college. Out of that consensus emerged a complex system of tax breaks and special lending deals designed to make sure that the number of...