In what has to be the most surreal display of hysterical outrage in years, American students around the nation have been vigorously protesting perceived "micro-aggressions" on campus. Our own Chez Pazienza covered much of this madness last week in response to truly nauseating ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is a billionaire who is presumably pretty good at making boat loads of cash. Cuban made his $3 billion fortune selling the video portal site Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999 - a clever move given the tech bubble was about ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

In an interview with CNBC last week, 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook was asked how Clinton would appeal to younger voters. Mook told CNBC: "What voters are looking for in this election is someone who’s going to be a champion for everyday ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

When I went to college in the UK in the early 2000s my tuition fees were roughly $2500/year. Fortunately my parents could afford the fees and made sure I didn’t have to take out a loan or work while I was there. While university used to be free in the UK, $2500 isn’t an insane ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

by Marian Wang: Much like the mortgage market, the market for private student loans has gone through a big boom and a messy bust. Some banks and lenders played fast and loose with student loans, aggressively marketing them to borrowers who couldn't afford that amount of debt, ...read more

• By Guest Contributor
  Feb 18, 2016