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Apr. 30th — In Favor of the Buffet Rule
I don’t understand all the fuss about the proposed Buffet Rule. I think it should be the guiding principle for government at all levels.

Apr. 27th — David Parker Didn't Do It
If North Carolina Democrats have a horrible cycle this year, you can be sure that candidates and activists will try to blame the recent sexual-harassment mess at party headquarters.

Apr. 27th — The Myth of Higher Education
Too many students expect a college degree to guarantee them a job upon graduation.

Apr. 26th — Education: A National Security Concern
Failing public schools pose a greater risk than you might expect.

Apr. 26th — Resist the Urge to Merge
The available research does not support the notion that local-government consolidation is inherently in the public interest.

Apr. 25th — Three Transportation Governors
During the past century, education has usually trumped transportation as an election issue. But every 30 years or so, a North Carolina governor has made the issue his own.

Apr. 25th — CJ Editorial: Drilling Through the Dental Debate
Senate Bill 655 would set into law restrictive regulations controlling the financing and operation of dental practices, while adding others.

Apr. 24th — Carolina's Road to Improvement
How many times have you heard that North Carolina has the largest network of state-maintained roads in the country? The statement is true but often misunderstood.

Apr. 23rd — David Parker Didn’t Do It
If North Carolina Democrats have a horrible cycle this year, you can be sure that some will try to blame the recent sexual-harassment mess at party headquarters.

Apr. 20th — North Carolina's Climate Improves
You can more successfully predict the economic performance of states with business-cost measures than with quality-of-life measures.

Apr. 19th — Flashback: Freedom in Black and White
The distinguishing characteristic of a free society is that its citizens don't wake up in the morning expecting government to solve their problems.

Apr. 18th — Flashback: Money Trees and Lunar Cheese
If money really grew on trees, we wouldn’t need the market process. No, wait, that’s not really true. Bargaining is an inescapable aspect of human nature.

Apr. 17th — Flashback: And To The Republic...
If you really want to stir up a hornets’ nest, go to a certain kind of modern-day conservative gathering and say, “I’m so glad that America is a democracy.”

Apr. 16th — Flashback: Right Choice on Philosophy
You do not enjoy the right to speak, or to seek your fortune, or worship as you choose because a government has given you permission to do so.

Apr. 13th — How Governments Abuse Their Power
We’ve fallen pretty far down the slippery slope of abusive government. Let’s start climbing.

Apr. 12th — North Carolina's Climate Improves
Rep. Dale Folwell was the primary sponsor of a workers' comp bill that strengthened oversight, adjusted benefit formulas, and increased protection against fraudulent claims.

Apr. 11th — Magic Words Aren't Enough
Politically speaking, it was an incantation designed to give Americans the impression that the bill would protect patients and make health care more affordable.

Apr. 10th — How Governments Abuse Their Power
Using public cost as an excuse for intruding on the rights of private individuals is a common temptation. It must be resisted.

Apr. 9th — Three Models for Tax Reform
North Carolina’s tax code is archaic, unwieldy, unfair, and unfriendly to the creation of new businesses and jobs in our state.

Apr. 6th — When Truth Lost Its Temper
North Carolina public schools still have slightly more operating money this year, about $8,400 per pupil, than they did in 2005-06.

Apr. 5th — The Occupy Movement Returns
Video of obscene signs and gestures, squalid encampments, and crowds of leftists exchanging anarchist hand gestures do not qualify as good optics for a political movement.

Apr. 4th — The Merit of Assessing Teachers
if North Carolina hired, evaluated, and paid teachers on the basis of performance, there would be tremendous educational, fiscal, and economic benefits.

Apr. 3rd — They Walked the Line
North and South Carolina may have begun life as part of the same 17th century colony, but they soon became very different places.

Apr. 2nd — When Truth Lost Its Temper
The difference between the Democratic and Republican education budgets amounted to less than 1 percent of teaching positions statewide.

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