Opinion
No, Please, Not The Trolley Barn!
It's tough to choose in Charlotte: keep up with the cost overruns in its light-rail project, or preserve its cherished trolley barn. Which one is the more absurd idea?
Opinion
No. 804: TABOR for N.C.: Time to Throttle State’s Spending Spree
North Carolina, entering another round of budget busting, needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights that would rein in state spending.
Opinion
Equal Funding for Unequal Problems
We should distribute state funds to localities based on the demand for services. No, we should distribute equally regardless of service demand. Uh, which is it?
Opinion
Mooo-ving Through the Market
Will U.S consumers be switching from grilled beef to grilled tofu, chicken, or pork chops at this year’s barbeques (note to Southerners: that’s a verb reference in this context)? Events in the beef cattle industry have raised some concerns about the U.S. beef supply, mostly due to the identification of three mad cows.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
Our high school achievement crisis is finally getting some well-deserved attention. Both President Bush and Secretary Paige have underscored the need to apply the principles of No Child Left Behind to our high school students as soon as possible.
Opinion
Smart Growth: It’s Even Dumber
High-density, transit-oriented development isn't just bad for traffic, the economy, and the environment. It's also an effective means of increasing the crime rate.
Opinion
Cobb Defenders Dig Deeper Hole
Thanks to new evidence from the Steve Troxler campaign, two of the three legal requirements needed for a new ag commissioner election cannot be satisfied. Time to do the right thing.
Opinion
No. 161: The Power of Productivity: Liberals Wake Up to Reality
William Lewis, in his Power of Productivity, shows how big government strangles economic progress with regulation and taxes.
Opinion
Not On The Right Side This Time
The troubling case of commentator Armstrong Williams being paid by the Department of Education to promote a policy deserves scrutiny, as it reveals broader issues of ethics and accountability.
Opinion
NCLB: Transfers at the Margin
The federal "No Child Left Behind" law (NCLB) is creating some unwanted consequences for high-performing schools. Even though only a tiny fraction of the children eligible to transfer to a better school under NCLB have done so, reports say that the effects are beginning to be felt.
Opinion
Turning on Corporate Welfare
Small businesses are starting to complain more loudly about the unfairness of having to compete with larger ones receiving subsidies from state and local government. Good.
Opinion
Wrong Way on Red-Light Cameras
Opponents of red-light cameras have made a persuasive case on grounds of privacy and propriety. But a new argument about the constitutional use of state fines seems to be weaker.
