Chelsea/Marc vs. Bristol/Levi: Whose Kids Will Fare Better?  Who
would you bet is more likely to graduate from college? The yet-
to-be born children of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky or
Tripp Palin, the child already born to Levi Johnston and Bristol
Palin, who became pregnant at 17?  Therein lies the secret of
America's declining educational performance. The United States,
which once led the world, has fallen to twelfth in the
percentage of its citizens that graduate from college, according
to a column by Bob Herbert in last Friday's New York Times.  The
time has come to admit the truth every parent knows -
childrearing today is harder and more expensive than it was in
the era in which America rose to prominence. Higher education
became less affordable even before the Great Recession forced
the states to slash education budgets, and the loss of close
knit communities means that parental supervision has become more
important in keeping children out of trouble. In our book Red
Families v. Blue Families, we