Opinion
Transport Playtime Is Over
You read that right. North Carolina’s urban interstates are among the most congested in the United States.
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Labor Day
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Our southern border
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Not So High-Speed Rail in North Carolina and Raleigh
A plan that’s generating controversy in old Raleigh neighborhoods represents the latest case of government’s “Robin Hood in reverse” policies.
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North Carolina Isn’t the Worst
Never let it be said that I don’t report good news about North Carolina when it crosses my desk.
Opinion
The Race Was Fixed
When North Carolina lost in the first round of grants from the Obama administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top education initiative, state policymakers did little to embrace the reforms Washington suggested would provide a better chance to win funding the second time around.
Opinion
Obama Unpredictable So Far
On the campaign trail, the president never discussed the important details of many issues his administration has tackled. The president may not have broken any promises, but he simply failed to warn us of what was to come.
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Flashback: Freedom to Teach Nonsense?
Academic freedom cannot be construed as a shield protecting professors and instructors from professional evaluation and personal responsibility.
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Karl Rove Aims to Set Record Straight on Bush Years
The memoir’s dual themes are: correcting Rove’s own public record and justifying and enhancing President Bush’s. Rove explains his own politics and defends his tactics in campaigns and in the White House. The criticisms of those tactics hit home. Rove had not been in position to respond, so he was anxious to get into print. Like Henry Kissinger, he understands the advantage of being the first adviser of a departing president to publish an inside-the-White-House book.
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Sowell Exposes Elite Pretensions
Intellectuals and Society serves as a handbook for understanding current events. Using mainstream media and top-shelf journals, Sowell cites examples showing how biased mind-sets can pollute research and poison public discussion.
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Goyette: Pro-Regulation Arguments Luring Economy to the Rocks
If you want a good, easy-to-read explanation of gold, fractional-reserve banking, the Federal Reserve and the nasty side-effects of the politicization of money, this book is excellent. And if you already understand all of that and desire good advice on how to protect your wealth when the government means to expropriate people to the fullest, it provides that, too.
