If you've not heard the term, it's one I learned first in Economics class in high school, where my teacher, Mr. Masiello, would use it liberally. "There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" is the blown-out version, but TINSTAAFL was much less of a mouthful - although Mr. Masiello talked fast enough that it would have been okay.

I thought this was a worthy description of the situation after this announcement by Yale University stating that the free one-year "Law for Journalists" program would cease to exist going forward. Under this program, journalists could apply, be accepted, and go to Yale Law for one year to "gain a better understanding of legal issues." The current funding comes from The Knight Foundation, who have been covering the costs for a few journalists a year to attend Yale. Knight has chosen to use its funding elsewhere, dropping Yale from the list of schools it endows journalists to attend. The other schools are the University of Michigan, Stanford, and Harvard.