Opinion
Wake’s Busing Claims Fall Apart
There appears to be no valid statistical case at the moment for the proposition that Wake County’s social engineering improves student performance.
Opinion
The State’s Fiscal Time Bomb
If the General Assembly began taking the state’s unfunded liability seriously this year, that would widen the expected FY 2009-10 deficit from 14 percent to 20 percent.
Opinion
Pursue Reform Despite Austerity
The state’s yawning budget gap is no excuse for a lack of progress on education reform.
Opinion
New Rules Could Create Quagmire for Local Governments
Home buyers and taxpayers could lose, if environmental regulators succeed in pushing new regulations into effect.
Opinion
Understanding The Prevent Defense
The proper conclusion is that expansive government “reforms” of health care cannot be funded by phantom savings from preventive care.
Opinion
Close All Bad Schools, Not Just Ones Labeled ‘Charter’
There's no reason to distinguish between charter schools and traditional public schools when it comes to pulling the plug on failures.
Opinion
When The Constitution Mattered
Chester A. Arthur was one of those rare federal officials who actually believed that the Constitution imposed binding constraints on the exercise of federal power.
Opinion
Washington Has No Money To Give
The federal government is not a magical realm – though its leaders are remarkably good at shell games and making things disappear.
Opinion
What A Wimpy Smoking Ban
Here’s a question for smoking-ban advocates: why aren’t you proposing to ban smoking in any private residence where children live?
Opinion
Where Is The Lorax When We Need Him?
A cautionary tale from Dr. Seuss offers plenty of wisdom as we cope with the ill effects of a federal bailout boondoggle.
Opinion
No Enforcement Needed For This Parroting of the Party Line
At least the editors of Pravda and Izvestia lapped up government propaganda under the threat of violence. The pro-Obama media has followed the party line willingly.
Opinion
The Ring-a-Ding-Ding Tax
As long as North Carolina and other states levy a retail sales tax on products such as music recordings, why not be consistent?
