Flashback: The Noble Rutabaga
Finally, a column about the merits of declaring a National Rutabaga Week. Excited about reading it? That's the point.
Legislators returning to Raleigh in 2011 need to realize the state doesn’t have enough money to pay for all the government services they’ve pushed in the past.
UNC-TV must separate itself from state government and become an independent, nonprofit organization not beholden to the whims of politicians.
Voters are properly skeptical about any policy promising to make their lives better by raising the cost of driving their cars, heating their homes, and operating their businesses.
The prevailing attitude among the D.C. consulting class is that just defining Obama's radical agenda will carry Republicans across the finish line in the fall -- capturing the House and making substantial gains in the U.S. Senate.
Surely, the simple-oriented analyst argues, if we mandate that homes, businesses, and vehicles become more energy-efficient, we can reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
Those who seek to defend forced busing are free to construct whatever narrative they like. They are not free to construct their own facts.