Opinion
No. 773: Winston-Salem State Tries the Hail Mary Pass
George Leef calls Winston-Salem State University board's attempt to use sports to enhance the university's prestige a "Hail-Mary pass."
Opinion
The Trade Dog Didn’t Hunt
One of the political surprises on July 20 was how little the issue of trade seemed to matter in competitive U.S. House races. That bodes well for our economic future.
Opinion
No. 772: North Carolina Enjoying Its Clearest Smog Season
Joel Schwartz observes that North Carolina has registered no ozone-alert days through mid-July - its best smog season since the 1970s.
Opinion
No. 771: An Open Letter to North Carolina Candidates
N.C. State economist Mike Walden offers five components of his agenda that comprise a sensible public policy for North Carolina.
Opinion
No. 770: Farewell to President Reagan, a Great American Leader
Marc Rotterman remembers President Reagan as a unique and "decent" man who led America with his heart as well as with his mind.
Opinion
Local Fight Yields State Issue
There’s a major continuing controversy in Fayetteville that has implications far beyond the borders of Cumberland County — perhaps even into the state’s 2004 gubernatorial contest.
Opinion
No. 769: N.C. Gets a D on Small-Claims Courts
George Leef posits that North Carolina should make it easier for citizens to gain access to small-claims courts.
Opinion
School Choice Lessons from Overseas
Perhaps the worst argument for greater choice and competition in education is that it is a "radical" and "unproven" idea. No, it's commonplace -- except in modern America.
Opinion
Explaining the Edwards swoon
The news media love John Edwards. Why? Some say it demonstrates snap-judgment superficiality, but Paul Chesser writes that Edwards has worked hard to earn reporters’ attention.
Opinion
No. 768: Aggressive Union Tactics Dealt Setback in High Point
George Leef writest that American labor law puts too much control in the hands of unions and not enough in the hands of workers.
Opinion
Polarized Politics and Purple Plums
Pundits are ga-ga over the red state-blue state divide in American politics. The device has its uses, but can also be seriously misleading, so handle with care.
Opinion
Brer Easley in the Briar Patch
Some of Mike Easley's critics, Republican and Democrat, are complaining again about his lack of visibility. They are tossing him in a rather comfortable briar patch.
