Opinion
When Washington Started A War
It was the war that made America, and George Washington was involved right from the beginning. But don’t think Paul Revere and crossing the Delaware.
Opinion
A Low Rank In Health Ownership
If it’s a good idea for voters to “own” elections, why isn’t it also a worthy goal for consumers to own their own health-care policies?
Opinion
No. 951 How “Elastic” Are Lottery Sales
North Carolina will be making the 2-year-old lottery more attractive to play. As part of the just-concluded state budget, the lottery rules were changed to permit higher prize payouts. The hope is that better winnings will increase ticket sales and increase profits, or net proceeds, to the state.
Opinion
The Six-Step Rehab: What I Did During My Summer Vacation
Virtually everyone can take steps to play to their strengths. They'll also benefit from dropping the things they loathe.
Opinion
A Passion Gap, At Least For Now
If the election were to be held next week, it seems likely that passionate Democratic voters would outnumber their dispirited Republican counterparts at the polls.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
Thanks to the actions of U.S. government officials, we will soon get a chance to discover whether ignorance really is bliss. According to the August 9th online edition of Newsweek, American students will no longer participate in the international Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Opinion
No. 950 A Short History of the Lost State of Franklin in Western N.C.
In North Carolina, regionalism has existed since day one. In August 1784, western North Carolinians established the State of Franklin — “the only de facto state that functioned in every aspect of statal power,” writes historian Samuel Cole Williams. After a civil war in the mountains, however, the “Lost State of Franklin” ceased in February 1789.
Opinion
The Big-Money Lawsuit That Failed
The public-school establishment tucked itself to bed each night as if it were Christmas Eve, with visions of court-ordered fiscal plums dancing in its head.
Opinion
Fallacies Prompt Bad Public Policies
People often assert that because good things happen after government passed a law or regulation, the consequent is due to government’s action.
Opinion
Flashback: The Heroic Jim Jeffords
A look back at one of the strangest events in North Carolina political history — and how, in retrospect, Sen. Jim Jeffords was a paragon of virtue.
Opinion
For a New Line of Defense
Perhaps the "pain train" can help lawmakers remember to play by the rules.
Opinion
The Theory and Practice of Interns
Sure, we send them out for supplies. They move chairs and boxes, collect fees at events, make copies, and man the telephones. They are valuable assets to our research staff and our administrators. The Locke interns work at the interesection of theory and policy here, so reading economic and political theory to inform policy is an integral part of our intern program. I think it's a win-win-win approach.
