Opinion
Honesty or Pretense: Which is Best?
Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have gotten into the practice of clumsy camoflauge. Perhaps they ought to just drop the pretense.
Opinion
What Comes Next on Redistricting
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled, again, against the gross gerrymandering of legislative districts. The next thing to expect is another round of gross gerrymandering.
Opinion
Getting Airport Security Right
The California-based Reason Foundation has developed a rational way to approach airport security. Unfortunately, rationality doesn't seem to rule in Washington.
Opinion
NC Scores on Writing Test
After the release of test scores a few weeks ago that likely exaggerated North Carolina's gains in reading since 1998, a new writing test offers unadulterated good news.
Opinion
Court’s squishy language should allow conservatives to join the campus debate
Conservatives willing to brave the touchy-feely miasma of the Supreme Court's recent decision of Grutter v. Bollinger, which allows universities to consider race in admissions as an element of diversity, should be heartened by the ruling, flawed as it is. Here's why.
Opinion
Edwards & His Three Challengers
Sen. John Edwards now has three challengers for his place on the Democratic national ticket in 2004. No, not that one.
Opinion
Policymakers mull proposals that would cut NC citizens’ access to UNC
Two ideas under discussion in North Carolina would make it more difficult for legal residents of the state to be admitted to the University of North Carolina. The first is a bill before the state Senate to extend in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants and other noncitizens. Senate Bill 987, currently before committee, would amend the General Statutes to extend resident tuition status to any "individual who (i) has attended school in North Carolina for at least four consecutive years and (ii) has received a high school diploma from a school within North Carolina or has obtained a general education diploma (GED) issued in North Carolina."
Opinion
Picking Up Pieces of Sky
Responding to the Easley administration's allegation of being a "Chicken Little" on the NC economy means picking up a lot of pieces of sky that must have fallen from somewhere.
Opinion
The Book-Burners Are Coming — Again!
Another debate has broken out at UNC-Chapel Hill about a controversial freshmen reading assignment. Expect charges of "censorship" to swirl, obscuring the real issues.
Opinion
No. 683: Reflections on America’s Battle-Scarred, Yet Enduring Capitol
Washington is gearing up for the 4th of July weekend. Already a steady stream of students, parents, and tourists from all over the world are arriving to visit this wonderful, complex city during the sweltering dog days of summer.
Opinion
No. 684: Let’s Take Diversity Seriously
The recent Supreme Court ruling that state universities may use racial preferences in order to obtain a “diverse” student body — provided that they aren’t blatant about it — has met with praise from education leaders in North Carolina.
Opinion
No. 682: Code Red Scare Mongering
On the mornings of June 26-28 residents of the Triangle woke to hear that they were facing a Code Red ozone action day. Newspapers, radio, and television stations throughout the area trumpeted the warning.
