James Paul is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Commonwealth Foundation who focuses on education policy. His commentary has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and National Review Online, among other outlets. James is a proud graduate of Syracuse University and has experience with several pro-liberty groups in Washington D.C. His intellectual heroes include William F. Buckley Jr., Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell, Kevin Williamson, and Jim Boeheim. James generally finds professional biographies to be overwrought and self-aggrandizing. He apologizes for subjecting you to one.