On Saturday, December 14, 2019, volunteers from all over the United States will participate in one of the year’s most sincere and heartfelt traditions to honor the fallen during the holiday season.

The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Nassauer recently wrote about Walmart’s strategy to counter the continuing growth of Amazon, reporting that Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has revealed a change in strategy to compete head-to-head with Amazon. Rather than continue to build a separate ecommerce business or other standalone ventures, he said that the new focus will be on operating a web of businesses through existing Walmart supercenters.

In the Winter 2020 issue of National Affairs, James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley write about the past, present, and future of state flagship universities. Can these schools remain financially solvent while educating residents at the low tuition rates that were common in past decades? Based on a recent Washington Post survey of 50 such institutions, the authors answer “no.” While not all of these findings are news, the authors astutely assess negative changes in public higher education and recommend the true reforms needed.