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.
Opinion
Booster Seat Law
The North Carolina law that requires kids under 8 years old and under 80 pounds to sit in a car safety seat — specifically a booster seat — kicked in on January 1st, and stores that sell the seats have been unable to keep up with the spike in demand. How can eager consumers be appeased?
Opinion
Copping Out on Public Debt
Public officials in North Carolina are increasingly opting for certificates of participation rather than voter-approved debt. Events in Randolph County demonstrate why this is a pernicious trend.
Opinion
A report card for NC schools
RALEIGH — According to edweek.org, North Carolina schools are not doing very well in a myriad of areas. From a variety of student achievement measurements such as math proficiency, to standards and accountability, to school climate and resource equity, North Carolina schools break at about average, and in some cases even lower. One of the greatest improvements comes in the area of efforts to enhance teacher quality. The state is one of 16 to require basic-skills and subject-specific-pedagogy tests as well as subject-knowledge tests for both middle and high school teachers.
Opinion
No. 802: Doctors Kill More People a Year Than Guns Do
Statistically, doctors kill more people than guns do, so why do liberals want to deny protection to law-abiding citizens?
Opinion
A Disgraceful Tradition
There is no serious case for the travesty of justice that the state board of elections is attempting in the ag commissioner race. Britt Cobb has a fateful decision to make.
Opinion
No. 801: UNC Tuition: Too Sweet a Deal for Nonresidents
North Carolina should increase college tuition for nonresidents to take some pressure off the state's taxpayers.
