Most of us can’t remember a time of such widespread disruption. The spread of coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, on families, on how and where we work, on how we live and communicate. Our health care system is fragile and stretched. The roles…
Pandemics, wars, and other disasters have always tested the durability of free institutions. If they are to pass the test, we must all do our part — and keep our heads.
When you see something outlandish in your news feed from a like-minded friend, media outlet, or political figure, do you give it instant credibility?…
Uncertainty clouds the discussion of how the U.S. should fight the spread of the COVID-19, the flu-like respiratory disease that originated in China in December and was first reported in the U.S. in late January. Now, more than a month later, there’s cause for greater concern as the virus continues…
Government planners at every level may have an abundance of good intentions. But they have an inevitable shortage of good information.
A truly federal form of government gives states, communities, and individuals lots of room to breathe. It promotes diversity and competition. Do we have a truly federal form of government?…
North Carolina law bans government agencies from making contracts with unions and bans public employees from striking. Some people, in North Carolina and throughout America, want to change that. Those people are getting louder. In February, a faction of the…
My first month in the Land of the Long Leaf Pine has been an incredible success. I’ve managed to avoid the newcomers’ most feared, multi-purpose saying, “Bless your heart.” But I’m sure someone soon will usher me through this rite of passage. What I love about North…
Earlier this month, I was honored to attend “North Carolina and the Science of Reading,” an event sponsored by the Charlotte-based Belk Foundation. Speakers from the Barksdale Reading Institute in Mississippi and The Reading League outlined the ways policymakers and state education leaders responded to disappointing…
To suggest that freedom of speech is the fundamental guarantor of liberty is implicitly to grant the right of someone else to determine your scope of action.
