Opinion
Unhealthy Lack Of Perspective
If I gave you a list of 12 major industrialized countries and asked you where the highest share of medical bills was paid directly by patients, would you say the United States?
Opinion
Education Tax Credits in North Carolina
RALEIGH – New education tax credits would help more North Carolina parents choose the best schools for their children, while potentially saving the state millions of dollars each year. That’s a key conclusion of a new N.C. Education Alliance Policy Report by Krista Kafer.
Opinion
No. 963 Is It Easy To Measure Progress?
With talk of recession in the air, we’re seeing more stories about whether households have really gotten ahead, economically speaking, in recent years. Some analysis shows the average household’s wages and income have actually retreated this decade. Some say this has been the situation for longer than three decades.
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Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
Education tax credits help parents choose the best options for their children.
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Seven Heresies in Energy Policy
Lurking underneath many Green policy recommendations is a desire for human deprivation – to travel less, consume less, strive less, settle for less.
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Give Credit Where Credit is Due
Across the country, tax credit legislation is fast emerging as a popular, politically viable path to educational choice. Democrats and Republicans alike have embraced tax credits as a way to widen the aperture of educational freedom for low- and middle-income families. Seven states have already passed laws permitting tax credits or deductions for education expenses, empowering parents and saving millions of dollars.
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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.
Opinion
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.
