Opinion
Pick the Right Goal
If politicians are going to smuggle the economic concept of investment into their political agenda, they have a responsibility to apply it properly.
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Like we NEED another bubble
Opinion
In the Taxpayers’ Interest
Unless North Carolina also reforms the budgeting process with a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, we may rue the day we broadened the tax base.
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New classmate
Opinion
Barack Obama, Wayward Cousin
Barack Obama, my wayward cousin, I feel compelled to inform you that you’ve been embarrassing our family.
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Obama’s surrogate
Opinion
Politicians Eat Their Cake and Have It, Too
Raleigh is using federal dollars targeting job creation to fund labor-saving technology.
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Chink in the armor
Opinion
Translating Studies Into English
Differences in definitions, variables, and study design help to explain why academic studies conducted by honest, ethical scholars often reach different conclusions.
Opinion
Home Birth Should Be An Option For Every Mother
It's not illegal to give birth at home, but it is if a midwife helps.
Opinion
Politics and the Big Sort
If you see the two major political parties as more polarized and more ideological than they used to be, congratulations! Your Spidey sense is working.
Opinion
How to Pay for NC Roads
Over the past decade, the only major category of state spending that has dropped significantly in real terms is highways.
