Exaggeration won’t stop school choice
It would be exceedingly odd if K-12 education were so different from other large-scale enterprises that standard rules of human behavior didn’t apply to it.
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Special legislative election: a slam dunk for Democrats?
If you’re a North Carolina political junkie, it must seem like Christmas came in July. Which Tar Heel politicos’ stockings are filled with lumps of coal may depend on what happens Thursday in Greensboro. That day a panel of three federal judges finally will hear attorneys for the General Assembly,…
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Shrinking government takes courage
When it comes to acting on fiscally conservative principles, there are important differences between Republican lawmakers in Raleigh and Republican politicians in Washington, D.C.
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Religion and politics always mix
It’s bad manners, and poisonous to political discourse, to question other people’s faith just because they disagree with you on an issue.
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Close partisan divide will persist
If you subtract voter preference for Democrats from voter preference for Republicans, only nine states — including North Carolina — have values no greater than two percentage points.
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New Bern trailing the field in Sunday alcohol sales
New Bern has given opponents of Senate Bill 155 — teetotaling lawmakers and religious leaders — a reason to flash a crooked smile. Those who wrung their hands and told of dark times to come should North Carolina pass a law allowing 10 a.m. Sunday alcohol…
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Deregulation boosts economic growth
When it comes to figuring out the right combination of elements to create a successful venture, entrepreneurs seeking competitive rates of return are the only practical answer.
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Why Left and Right disagree
When we argue about politics, we are all too often, quite literally, not speaking the same language when it comes to the definition of government.
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Another no-drama budget cycle
North Carolinians had much to celebrate over the Independence Day weekend. Unlike residents of, say, New Jersey. Even though the Garden State had no budget in place, Jerseyites saw Gov. Chris Christie luxuriate on a public beach that was closed to, well, the public. Unless you were…
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Subject mastery produces best teaching
Paying teachers to get degrees produced a steady stream of revenue to education schools, even as it produced no detectable improvement in student learning.