TODAY’S DEBATE OVER THE FUTURE OF HIGHER education is often framed as a choice between diversity and meritocracy, as if universities must choose between the identity and the quality of their students.

ONE ICY MORNING IN FEBRUARY, nearly 200 people gathered in a church in downtown Richmond, Va. Most had awakened before dawn and driven in from across the state. There were Republicans and Democrats fr

Despite his own successful career, TV’s Dr Hilary Jones , 72, would not encourage his children to go into medicine today. He explains why and proposes radical changes to reform modern healthcare

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Donald Trump is flailing, and no wonder. He was not elected to shoot nurses or raise healthcare costs for ordinary Americans while cutting taxes for billionaires. Yet the Democratic party’s elderly, w

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