Stop posturing on immigration reform
If we can’t all agree that illegal immigrants picked up for serious crimes can be detained and deported, then broader immigration reform is impossible.
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Helping craft distillers could have positive effect on how others view N.C.
People love lists, and certain niche websites thrive on them. Take these lists, of course, for what they are. What they are, in most cases, are random, subjective thoughts combined with compelling photos and short, sometimes funny narratives. North Carolinians should love these lists,…
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Medicaid gambit won’t boost Cooper
Cooper is telegraphing that he’ll veto the budget if it doesn’t include Medicaid expansion while GOP leaders are telegraphing that they won’t accept such a vast expansion of the welfare state.
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Flag burning and free speech: A question of who owns the flag
To agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial. It is the institution of private property that protects and implements the right to disagree. —Ayn Rand, “What is Capitalism?” During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump tweeted that he believed…
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Public views split on government size
Government budgeting is more challenging than fashioning a budget for your own household precisely because the costs and benefits aren’t directly aligned.
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Slowing the growth of N.C.’s criminal code
North Carolina’s criminal code is a muddled, archaic monstrosity. The laws that govern criminal behavior are often unclear, encouraging senseless litigation and allowing bad actors to slip through the cracks. Many of these laws predate the American Revolution. And thanks to years of inattention, these laws are scattered throughout thousands…
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Avoiding top-down approach to disadvantaged districts
Lawmakers cannot expect to find a single "magic bullet" for boosting student performance in North Carolina's most challenging districts.
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Partisan control shapes state policies
Since the mid-1980s, transportation’s share of the state budget has been higher when the GOP held either the governorship or legislature and lower when Democrats had unified control.
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Americans should be skeptical of single-payer promises
Ten years ago, the passage of Obamacare vastly increased the federal government’s role in our health–care system. The health care overhaul was sold to the American people as a solution for skyrocketing costs and high uninsured rates. While some uninsured gained coverage, the law…
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What does freedom mean to you?
To be free is not necessarily to be happy. It certainly doesn’t make one free of social attachments, or capable of obtaining any particular goal.