
College Isn’t the Only Road to a Career: Pell Grants Can Now Pay for Short-Term Workforce Training
September 20, 2026
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For generations, young Americans were given a fairly simple formula for success: Graduate from high school. Go to college. Get a degree. Find a good

The Affordability Narrative Is Cracking: Home Prices and Rents Are Falling
September 20, 2026
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The affordability narrative continues crumbling. Just over a week ago, USA Today reported, “Home prices are falling fastest in these cities. See the list.” This

Rewarding poor teachers
September 19, 2026
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Jacksonville voters will decide in November whether they want to pay higher school taxes. Some of the money would be used to pay teachers more
James Carafano
James Jay Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges. He is the Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and the E. W. Richardson Fellow Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Carafano is an accomplished historian and teacher as well as a prolific writer and researcher.