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The thorny issue of slavery reparations
This summer’s racial protests and violence have propelled the issue of slavery reparations under the national spotlight. It is a central feature of the list of demands forwarded by the Movement for Black Lives — a coalition of “Black Lives Matter” and other related groups. For the first time since Reconstruction, there are currently bills in the...
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Snapshots in time
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He seems nice
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Pipeline demise won’t halt natural gas
It will remain uneconomical to replace coal-fired plants with renewables for “baseload generation” — for the level of power needed to serve basic needs when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing.
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Checks, balances, and increased prospects for bipartisan cooperation
A basic component of limited, constitutional government also can produce better policies.
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Remote learning
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There’s no business like show business
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Just causes need prudent leaders
It’s not enough to fight courageously for a worthy cause. Prudence and wisdom matter, too, if your goal is to win.
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Will the date be billed hourly?
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Extending ABC license renewals a nice gesture, but it’s not enough
The N.C. General Assembly was correct in voting — unanimously — to extend a deadline for businesses to renew state alcohol permits. The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, in response to the governor’s lockdown orders, set a grace period for bars, restaurants, and other venues to renew the permits, but that expired June 30. The...
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A health care price transparency win for the Trump administration
America’s convoluted, public-private health care system is filled with bad policies and inefficiencies. Government intrusion into the market has rendered it unusable and impenetrable for many. A lack of price transparency is one of the most glaring issues in America’s health care system. It’s hard to imagine any other sector of the economy operating as...
