Cooper makes a colossal blunder
By claiming unilateral authority to expand Medicaid, Gov. Cooper destroyed the political narrative he and his progressive enablers in the media had created after the 2016 election.
The ‘Snowflake’ Generation: real or imagined?
When universities institute things such as “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings,” they often justify doing so in the name of protecting students’ mental health. Critics, on the other hand, argue that universities are more often protecting students from ideas with which they disagree and shielding them from the vicissitudes of adulthood. But there’s at least...
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Cooper will lose Medicaid expansion ploy
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday he will, by asking Washington to amend the state’s Medicaid plan, expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. He made the announcement during the 15th Annual Economic Forecast Forum, sponsored by the North Carolina Chamber and the North Carolina Bankers Association. Cooper’s ploy may draw cheers from the Left,...
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Experienced bench
Stay on road to freedom
If you just surround yourself with like-minded people who reinforce your preexisting views, your intellectual muscles will atrophy and your errors will proliferate.
The lamest duck
Tar Heel inaction and the Bill of Rights
Sometimes doing nothing represents the best course policymakers can take.
State has big math problem
New international data are consistent with more carefully designed studies that show how important it is to build proper incentive structures for school governance and accountability.