Opinion
Wise To Follow The Money
In trying to understand why special-interest groups line up the way they do in specific political controversies, it’s often helpful to follow the money — from taxpayers.
Opinion
A Win For More Than Just the Birds
The group that helped block a Navy landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties offers inspiration to others fighting for property rights.
Opinion
Young journalists unto the breach
As I looked out on a sea of shining faces at the University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Tuesday, I couldn’t help thinking to myself: “Man, I’d hate to be you guys.”
Opinion
Why The Clintons Aren’t Done Yet
The Clintons are not going to throw in the towel, despite Obama's impressive Wisconsin showing among nearly all of the voting constituencies of the Democratic coalition.
Opinion
No 960 Malignant ‘Smart Growth’
Al Gore isn’t a candidate to be the next president of the United States. That office would mean a demotion for him.
Opinion
Teacher Pay, Revisited
Nineteenth century historian and political scion Henry Brooks Adams had an infinitely high regard for the power of the teacher. Said Mr. Adams, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” Research on teaching efficacy generally supports his claim: teachers have a significant and enduring influence on student performance.
Opinion
Talk About Your No-Excuses Voting
If you’re online, you get to decide whether you will be an informed voter, an irresponsible voter, or a non-voter.
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.
