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.
Opinion
On Super Tuesday and North Carolina
North Carolina voters didn’t participate in Super-Duper Tuesday – a fact that gives me no pain – but the results are likely to affect North Carolina politics significantly.
Opinion
A Transit-Related Idea To Distrust
No one truly believes that charging transit users fees, directly or indirectly, would come anywhere close to paying for transit service.
Opinion
The Wrong Kind of Insurance Coverage
Medicaid has become inheritance insurance for families who don’t feel obligated to use their parents’ assets to pay for their parents’ health care.
