Opinion
Do the Wrong Thing
Local officials want more information about their air quality. It's too bad that the federal government will likely punish them for trying to find out more.
Opinion
No. 746: Politicians Can Help the Poor by Letting People Keep Their Money
Capitalism, not government taxation, provides the best means for lifting people out of poverty.
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Run South, Run Silent, Run Right
The national Democratic Party and presidential candidate John Kerry say they aren't writing off the South. So why are their candidates running the other way on a key issue?
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Trying to Hit a Moving Target
Iraqi Shi'ites are rising up against their American occupiers. Or maybe against non-American occupiers. Or maybe not at all. Being a good media consumer is hard work.
Opinion
The State’s Own Santa Clause
An incentives grant made by state officials last month may have violated a key clause of its authorizing legislation. And so the state's response is, essentially, so what?
Opinion
The Talk-Radio Two-Step
The debut of a liberal talk-radio network got huge press coverage last week — even though it began on only five stations. At the same time, two new conservative shows began with far more affiliates but far less attention.
Opinion
All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow has fought a years-long battle with the local NAACP. His latest, lamest stunt is a T-shirt with a revolting and divisive message.
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Another Day, Another Nonprofit, Another Scandal
A Raleigh investigative reporter has uncovered yet another state-funded nonprofit with questionable expeditures -- and links to a lawmaker. And yes, it's Rep. Thomas Wright.
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Is Voter Ignorance Rational?
A new Brookings Institution paper examines the gap between what American voters believe and what is demonstrably true. But ignorance of policy details is not always irrational.
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A Broadside on Trade
Defenders of the modern, international economy are finally firing back after repeated salvos from neo-protectionists about job losses. But broadsides won't be enough to prevail.
Opinion
No Port in the Storm
NC Ports Authority CEO Eric Stromberg is out, and so is the organization -- out of step with the public discourse and out of the bounds of proper government.
Opinion
What Erskine Knows
In his 2002 Senate bid, Erskine Bowles tried to be something he's not, and fell far short. This time, Bowles is showing that he knows something the national Dems don't.
