Free college is a subsidy in search of a problem
Zero tuition taxes the plumber to underwrite the consultant, hides costs instead of cutting them, and crowds out the vocational paths the economy is starving for.
AUGUST 15, 2026
TopicEducation
Public college should cost what public school costs: nothing
We decided a century ago that high school was public infrastructure. The economy moved; the promise didn't. Free public college finishes the thought.
AUGUST 15, 2026