Almost 40 percent of the nation's 18- to 24-year-olds in 2008 were enrolled in college, a record number, according to a Pew Research Center report released last week. The rise was driven almost entirely by a surge in students attending community colleges. ...more

November 1, 2009

Despite the nation's reputation as a rootless society, only about one in 10 Americans moved in the last year - roughly half the proportion that changed residences as recently as four decades ago, census data show. ...more

January 7, 2009

People who want more government income redistribution programs often sell their agenda with the lament, "The poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer," but how about some evidence and you decide? I think the rich are getting richer, and so are the poor. ...more

November 3, 2007