Opinion
A Reality, Like It Or Not
If you base your political views on the assumption that people don’t tend to act in their self-interest, you are dooming yourself to chronic disappointment.
Opinion
Homeowners in the Path of Triangle Rail, Get Ready to Move!
Planners’ visions of transit-oriented development are bound to lead to violations of private property rights.
Opinion
The Growth Effects Of Human Capital
Over time, America has still had healthier economic growth than that of most other countries despite mediocre educational performance.
Opinion
Gender Equity Wars
On Tuesday the American Association of University Women (AAUW) fired another salvo in the gender equity wars. According to their new report, Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education, concerns from psychologists and educators about boys’ academic achievement and overall adjustment are vastly overblown.
Opinion
Bad & Good Reasons For Bond Doubts
There’s a good reason to question the wisdom of placing a $1 billion+ transportation bond on the November ballot. But you won’t find it voiced in most of the debate on the issue.
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North Carolina, The Laughingstock
The Raleigh establishment should face facts: North Carolina has little to teach the rest of the country about enacting good education policy. South Carolina does.
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Few states set world-class standards
STANFORD, CA — In this report produced by the Hoover Institute, 2007 test-score information is used to evaluate the rigor of each state’s proficiency standards against the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NC's overall average: D+.
Opinion
The COST of Silly Tax Statistics
I know that Hackney, Basnight, and other politicians will continue to say NC has low business taxes. But now you know why you should laugh at them for doing so.
Opinion
Nonprofit Accountability and the Need for Savvy Donors
When the people who foot the bill pay little attention to a group’s work, there’s bound to be trouble.
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Subsidies Don’t Explain Energy Market
No government should give special tax breaks or subsidies to oil and coal companies. Can we all get agreement on that?
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Lining up to Teach for America
Numerous interventions – affecting law and policy – have targeted America’s entrenched achievement gap. Yet despite these efforts, poor, minority students still lag far behind their more affluent, white peers.
Opinion
Tighten The Electoral Reins
I’m in favor of competitive, frequent, high-profile elections. They are essential elements of constitutional self-government in a free society.
