A save-the-system-not-the-student mentality is at the center of the “left-leaning” N.C. Association of Educators’ lawsuit to thrust a dagger into the heart of our state’s school choice options. “Vouchers for private schools are an affront to a state that has a long and…
There is no shortage of useful ideas for improving the quality of policing. But if we end up reducing the quantity of policing, our cities will be less safe.
To compete effectively for statewide office or control of the General Assembly over time, Republicans will have regain their footing in major metropolitan areas.
North Carolina’s public spaces are underpopulated with monuments to our rich history of fascinating stories, momentous events, and inspiring leaders. These tales need telling, including with public art.
It shouldn’t take multiple calls and the navigational skills of Ferdinand Magellan to reach a public employee during a workday to get a basic government task performed.
It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball. Baseball is a game notoriously resistant to change. It took nearly 70 years for the American League to adopt longtime Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack’s request for the designated hitter. Let’s not forget about how long it took to get lights at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
As more North Carolinians manage to get and stay employed, our immediate economic future becomes less gloomy. The same could be said for the fiscal outlook of state and local government.
Neither the Cooper administration nor its advisers deserve the bum rap that they forecast too many COVID infections in North Carolina. Indeed, it could be that their high-end forecast was an underestimate.
It will remain uneconomical to replace coal-fired plants with renewables for “baseload generation” — for the level of power needed to serve basic needs when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing.
It’s not enough to fight courageously for a worthy cause. Prudence and wisdom matter, too, if your goal is to win.
