Opinion
Suspend Skepticism — Just This Once
It is exceedingly strange that the Strates family has regained the North Carolina State Fair contract. But it's just for one year -- and it appears to be on the level.
Opinion
A Glimpse of the Political Future
Two events converged Wednesday to give North Carolinians a pretty clear sense of how state politics will probably unfold over the next year or so.
Opinion
Polishing an Educational Orange
RALEIGH – Good public policy analysis means, as you’ve no doubt heard many times, comparing apples to apples and not apples to oranges.
Opinion
The “Fair & Balanced” Standard
The News & Observer of Raleigh has questioned the reporting of The Washington Times about Sen. John Edwards and exhibited some selective reporting about the NC congressional delegation. Not exactly "fair and balanced."
Opinion
The $100M Stadium Swindle
Localities aren't just hurting local taxpayers when they build expensive new playgrounds for pro-sports magnates. They also shift some of the cost to federal taxpayers.
Opinion
The Jolly Good Pirates
If the Pirates of the Caribbean swung onto your ship, took virtually everything, but let you keep a change of clothes, would you feel grateful?
Opinion
No More Self-Dealing in Legislature
A ridiculous lawsuit by a NC House member from Greensboro underscores the need to block groups controlled by legislators from getting state aid.
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Next year, UNC, why not an unscholarly book that’s conservative?
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hit a public-relations goldmine last year with its Summer Reading Program controversy. The PR-savvy officials at the public institution recognized at the time that they had hit upon a good formula. Little wonder why the program's in the news again this summer.
Opinion
No. 686: A Tax-Free Gimmick for the Gullible
Magnanimous organization that it is, the General Assembly gives consumers a sales tax-free holiday.
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NO. 687 Blowing the Whistle on the Fat Police
Blame for today's "obesity epidemic" lies with the anti-fat crusaders and their high-carbohydrate diet.
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NO. 125 Creative Destruction: Cowen Explodes Myths of ‘Native’ Cultures
If you go to one of the periodic anti-globalization tantrums of the Left, one of the gripes you will hear is that globalization means “American cultural hegemony.” That is, when “we” build McDonald’s restaurants or sell designer jeans in culturally different nations, we’re guilty of undermining, if not destroying, the indigenous culture. Culturecide is nearly as bad as genocide, and we had better stop it!
Opinion
No. 685 Educators Continue to Live in Denial
Competition and the free market are the only ways to shock the education monopoly into improving schools.
