Tag: student debt

Expert Proposes Solution to Student Debt: Tax the Universities

Less than a month has passed since the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s 2022 student loan forgiveness plan as unconstitutional. Yet, Inez Stepman of the Independent Women’s Forum points out, the commander-in-chief still got what he wanted that year. Young Americans seeking relief from their debt burden turned out to vote for a…


Another Student Debt Scheme

Commentary After losing at the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has floated another student debt relief scheme. Lawyers and judges will take a while to decide if this new approach passes constitutional muster, no doubt, until after the 2024 election. But while the legal gears turn—slowly as ever—the political-economic implications will emerge immediately and be…


Congress Passes Defense Bill, Restricting Pentagon’s Social Policies

After intense clashes, the House passes the annual National Defense Authorization Act budget. Included are amendments that reverse the Biden administration’s social policies in the Pentagon. The Biden administration announces a plan to cancel nearly $40 billion in student debt for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. How does that work, and how likely is it to…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (July 14): ‘Administrative Fixes’ to Wipe $39 Billion Student Debt; Law Bans Refusal of Illegal Immigrant Tenants

The Biden administration says over 800,000 borrowers will have $39 billion in student debt wiped away in the coming weeks—due to “administrative fixes” that will result in more people passing the existing 20- or 25-year forgiveness threshold. Illinois landlords will soon be required to rent their property to illegal immigrants who otherwise qualify, due to…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (July 14): ‘Administrative Fixes’ to Wipe $39 Billion Student Debt; Law Bans Refusal of Illegal Immigrant Tenants

The Biden administration says over 800,000 borrowers will have $39 billion in student debt wiped away in the coming weeks—due to “administrative fixes” that will result in more people passing the existing 20- or 25-year forgiveness threshold. Illinois landlords will soon be required to rent their property to illegal immigrants who otherwise qualify, due to…


NTD News Today (July 14): ‘Administrative Fixes’ to Wipe $39 Billion Student Debt; Law Bans Refusal of Illegal Immigrant Tenants

The Biden administration says over 800,000 borrowers will have $39 billion in student debt wiped away in the coming weeks—due to “administrative fixes” that will result in more people passing the existing 20- or 25-year forgiveness threshold. Illinois landlords will soon be required to rent their property to illegal immigrants who otherwise qualify, due to…


Activists Plan Student “Debt Strike” in Response to Supreme Court Decision

Students with up to $230,000 in student debt have decided that they are rich in political power. At a Zoom meeting hosted by the activist group the Debt Collective, student debtors entering the meeting announced on its chat how much money they owed in debt. Although the meeting numbered around 300 people at its biggest,…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (June 30): SCOTUS: Biden Can’t Cancel Student Loans, Web Designer Can Refuse Same-Sex Wedding Request

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Friday morning, with one ending President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and the other determining that a Christian web designer could refuse to create a product for a same-sex wedding. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other conservative leaders spoke at a Moms for Liberty event in…


NTD News Today (June 30): SCOTUS: Biden Can’t Cancel Student Loans, Web Designer Can Refuse Same-Sex Wedding Request

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Friday morning, with one ending President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and the other determining that a Christian web designer could refuse to create a product for a same-sex wedding. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other conservative leaders spoke at a Moms for Liberty event in…


A Good Speech Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

I wasn’t invited to give a graduation speech this spring. Still, I was prepared, and since a good speech is a terrible thing to waste, I offer it to you now. Ladies and gentlemen of the Class of 2023: You did it. You worked hard, and you stuck it out even when you wanted to…