We’ve had no shortage of goofiness at the General Assembly in the past few weeks. And we’re not just talking about the recently convened short session, which seems to have little purpose other than trying to fix embarrassing mistakes in the election process the same General Assembly has made over the past two years. Meantime,...
After thousands of low-income students were randomly assigned to the pre-K program or to a control group, program participants showed some academic gains at first — but by the third grade the benefits disappeared.
The minority party enjoys few advantages in North Carolina’s General Assembly. Among them? Members of that party can occupy the ethical high ground when those in power engage in shenanigans. But partisan fervor can dilute that advantage. Last week’s special legislative session offered two examples of minority-party Democrats stumbling in their attempts to portray themselves...
When conservatives advocate smaller government, they do it not because they are “pro-business” but because they are pro-progress.
Scott Smith, one of the partners who own and run Outer Banks Distilling in Manteo, loves his job. That’s no surprise, after all. He makes rum, and lots of people are buying it. But he and his partners do other things, too. Things that mean a lot to a lot of people. He does things...
