Opinion
A Mandate For Simplistic Policy
By all means, policymakers in North Carolina should look northward to Massachusetts – not to find out what to enact in our state, but instead to find out what to avoid.
Opinion
Something Else Engels Got Wrong
Max Boot’s War Made New is not a one-sided brief for technological supremacy. One of his major themes is that having the latest weaponry is no guarantee of success.
Opinion
Stepping In The Wrong Direction
Grants for life coaching and dance instruction are not likely to keep more kids in North Carolina's public schools.
Opinion
Why Conservatives Root for Obama
I’ve talked to many conservatives in the past few weeks about their preferences in the race for the 2008 presidential nomination. The Democratic one, I mean.
Opinion
A Not-so-Silent Epidemic
Two years ago, the national report, The Silent Epidemic (pdf), heralded America’s growing – but largely unrecognized – high school dropout crisis. Now, this epidemic is silent no more.
Opinion
PART Of A Flawed Argument
No wonder transit boosters seek to redefine terms. In their continuing struggle against suburbia, the automobile, and limited government, the English language is not their friend.
Opinion
Reaching Out To Emerging Leaders
Is leadership a matter of experience, toughness, and perseverance, as John McCain and Clinton both argue? Or is it about imagination, innovation, and inspiration?
Opinion
Measuring The Carolina Journal Effect
Admittedly, the latest twist in the Randy Parton/Rick Watson saga did show that Parton was capable of producing good theater. He’s just not capable of doing it intentionally.
Opinion
Duke Case Leaves Lingering Questions
False accusations against three lacrosse players have faded from the headlines, but Duke, Durham city government, and the local police department still have questions to answer.
Opinion
Flashback: Art for Art’s Sake
Sometimes, when faced with an absurd public-policy argument, you should just shake your head and spare the arguer any further embarrassment.
Opinion
New Movement on Charters
It’s no secret that the education establishment regards charter schools with great suspicion. Charter schools may be public, but they’re also free to innovate and otherwise shake things up. This is good news to many education reformers, among whom these maverick schools enjoy rock-star status. But such freedom is discomfiting for education officials intent on maintaining the status quo.
Opinion
No. 959 You Decide: Should You Fear a Recession?
We’re hearing more in the news about the economic “r” word — a recession. Economists’ opinions today are split on whether a recession is occurring or will occur, but the mere mention of the possibility sends shivers through both Main Street and Wall Street.
