Opinion
For Teachers, a Satisfaction Slide
Teachers increasingly feel they have less control in the classroom; the education establishment's embrace of top-down reforms has worsened the problem.
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Obama’s red line
Opinion
Do Not Play This Game
North Carolina politicians face many difficult decisions. Whether to subsidize professional sports with tax dollars isn’t one of them.
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No time for freedom
Opinion
Founder With Tar Heel Ties Met Unfortunate End
Historians consider James Wilson one of the nation’s most important early leaders.
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Out of one, many lies
Opinion
What McCrory Is Counting On
It was foolish for liberal critics to pounce on the July numbers as evidence that the economic policies of North Carolina’s new leaders are failing.
Opinion
A Tale of Salt & Iron
I didn’t need to listen to an 18-hour lecture series on the history of China to be reminded of the drawbacks of government monopolies.
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Don’t believe your lyin’ eyes
Opinion
No Laffing Matter
Pundits and prognosticators ought to avoid the temptation to read more into statistics and theories than is actually present.
Opinion
Using The Right Words In Warming Debate
Propagandists are using terms like "climate change" rather than "global warming" to confuse the public and drum up support for draconian regulations.
Opinion
Don’t Expect Big Voting Change
Liberals muttering about “massive voter suppression” and conservatives warning of “rampant voter fraud” surely have in mind an effect greater than a few thousand votes out of 4.5 million.
