Opinion
Journalist Klein Outlines Bad Blood Between Clintons and Obamas
The two power couples may dislike one another, but there's little policy distance separating Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Opinion
When the Price of Access Is Too Steep
Media outlets should think twice about maintaining cozy relationships with murderous regimes.
Opinion
Less Regulation, More Transparency Yield Lower Health Care Costs
Increased access to health insurance does not address the “triple aim” of health care reform.
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Obamacare
Opinion
Workers Gain from Freedom
When governors and state legislatures make their economies freer — through tax relief, regulatory relief, and labor-market reforms — who stands to benefit?
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Obama’s crisis
Opinion
Bigger Aircraft Will Shake Up Local Aviation
The changing economics of air travel will have an impact on smaller airports across North Carolina.
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Never forget
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Work at Today’s Wages Beats ‘Moral’ Unemployment
It’s a shame self-styled advocates for the poor fail to recognize the harm caused by increasing the government-mandated minimum wage.
Opinion
A Good Start to a New School Year
Substantial teacher pay raises marked just one of the ways in which state legislators have focused on improving public education in North Carolina.
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Role models
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Consensus Requires Solid Data
Virtually all of North Carolina’s relative improvement in test scores occurred during the 1990s — before Smart Start and other much-touted reforms could have caused it.
