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Never At A Loss For Words
As a judge, Bob Orr is used to making – and writing – complicated decisions. He’s hoping Republican primary voters value that experience.
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The Choice Of The World
Perhaps America does have something to learn from other countries and should end its arrogant, “go it alone” mentality!
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A Political Patchwork Quilt
The county-level typology does help to explain some political events, such as why Hillary Clinton won Ohio and is favored in Pennsylvania despite Barack Obama’s easy win in Wisconsin.
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When Your Only Tool is Coercion, Every Problem Looks Like Too Much Freedom
Government "solutions" to any problem use force to take away individuals' ability to make their own decisions.
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A Union Of Political Strategies
Labor issues aren’t usually considered to be a big deal in North Carolina politics. Things change.
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Class Size Conundrum
Do small classes boost student performance? Many parents and teachers think so: polling generally reveals widespread support for class size reduction. Decreasing class size is also popular among legislators, prompting billions of dollars in expenditures to fund ever-shrinking classes in states from California to North Carolina.
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Backward glances—the Command or Competition question
In today's anxious financial environment, when we look to the government and the Federal Reserve to step into the economy with interest rate adjustments and extra cash reserves at every downturn, it's a little appreciated fact that there was an important pre-Federal Reserve banking era in the United States. Even today, that era has insights to offer into American monetary and banking policy, and U.S. economic health.
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Understanding The Great Pause
Our state showed some of the largest test-score gains in the country through the mid- to late-1990s. But since then, North Carolina’s performance has been lackluster.
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On The Outside, Looking In
For Bill Graham, a straightforward “yes” or “no” isn’t just a way to answer a question. It’s a way to reinforce his political persona.
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On Government By Executive Summary
Government by executive summary (or press release) is dangerous because it can give politicians the false impression that they know what they are talking about.
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A Forced Annexation Fallacy
There's no evidence that cities need the power of forced annexation to boost their economic health.
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Time To Graduate To Better Ideas
Our current education system is broken, on multiple levels. Solving the problem will not involve simply making kids spend more time in a broken system.
