Don't Reform Law School; Abridge it

The New York Times published an editorial several days ago which discussed the need for reform of legal education in the United States. This editorial took particular aim at the casebook method approach to legal education (sometimes also called the case method, as in the article) and …

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Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Monday November 28, 2011

How I Learned by Mail

David and Mark have written about the costs of getting a college education in today’s America. From personal experience, I think one big solution to many of these problems will ultimately be in combining traditional schools with technology to create competition and eliminate much of the vast …

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Written by Cheves Ligon on Friday November 25, 2011

College, Schmollage

I am already fretting about where my four year old will go to college. David Frum , also touring colleges with his son, is even more worried than I am. My parents worried like crazy over where my sister and I would go to college. There’s a good argument that all of this is a waste of energy. …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday November 21, 2011

Help! My Son Has a Roommate from Hell

Eddie hears from a reader whose son's roommate is bullying him to move out. Should he dig in his heels or just find new digs? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader whose son's roommate is bullying him to move out.  The reader writes: My 23-year-old son has moved in …

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Written by David Eddie on Friday April 15, 2011

The Young and Jobless: Does Either Party Care?

Washington is doing precious little to reduce unemployment especially amongst the young. Why is this problem such a low priority for both political parties? Washington is doing precious little to reduce unemployment especially amongst the young. My latest column for CNN.com asks: why is this …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday February 22, 2011