While the “progressives” just want to make it free for everyone, conservative and libertarian thinkers have recently advanced an array of ideas for change. In today’s Martin Center article, Anthony Hennen quotes from and links to nine essays in which the writers argue for everything from reforms to abandoning hope. (I’m pretty far into the abandon hope camp, but read them and draw your own conclusions.)

George Leef is the the director of editorial content at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.