Cartoon
Opinion
What the Polls Do and Don’t Tell Us
Sometimes it pays to look beyond the basic numbers.
Cartoon
An American original
Opinion
N.C. Schools Ranked Seventh
North Carolina’s public schools are currently producing better results than you might think, according to a recent analysis of independent testing data. But there’s bad news, as well: North Carolina’s rate of improvement has lagged behind the national average since the turn of the 21st century. Matthew Chingos is a senior fellow at the Urban...
Cartoon
Step aside, ma’am
Opinion
PARODY: CSX Plans To Buy And Close I-95 Attractions, Say Documents
Even though the administration of Gov. Pat McCrory has called the controversial proposal by CSX to build a railroad terminal in Johnston County near Selma “not viable,” the rail giant continues pursuing the project as one component of a larger plan to buy out entertainment attractions along the Interstate 95 corridor between Washington, D.C., and...
Opinion
Reporters and Their Sources
Members of the media and the people they cover need to be clear about what's on and off the record.
Opinion
Occupational Licensing Reform Will Enhance Freedom in N.C.
Over the last four years, comprehensive reforms have turned our state around, with higher-than-expected state revenues, growing income statewide and per resident, and the creation of 234,000 net new jobs. North Carolina has become a model, not only in our region, but also for the nation. But until every North Carolinian has the opportunity to...
Opinion
More Red Tape, More Income Inequality
Countries where red tape makes it harder to set up a business tend to have greater gaps between the wealthy and poor.
Cartoon
The Trump Report
Opinion
Campaign dispatch, February 10, 2016
• Down to the wire: Chief Justice of the U.S. John Roberts says the plaintiffs suing the state over its congressional maps must file a response by Tuesday explaining why the order demanding new maps should not be put on hold until after the March 15 primary. If Roberts (or all the justices) let the order go forward,...
Opinion
N.C. Cuts Save Taxpayers Billions
Here’s a statement that North Carolinians of all political stripes can agree is a fact: Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature have enacted the largest tax cut in the history of North Carolina. Conservatives celebrate this fact. Liberals decry it. Since the GOP won control of the state legislature in the 2010 elections, state...
