To have a useful debate – be it about politics, religion, or where to get a really good chili dog – the participants must first agree on the definition of the relevant terms.
With hundreds of local governments considering getting into the broadband business, a new report warns that cities shouldn't fool themselves into believing that their experience running water, gas and electricity systems has prepared them for the fast moving Internet world.
While the external economics of the gaming industry have escaped the notice of few, the economics within the games themselves have only recently started attracting interest.
As I've written before, Ruth Sheehan, the gender columnist for The News & Observer, was one of the worst offenders in the bad-journalism sweepstakes that occurred last March when news of the Duke lacrosse rape allegations became public.
Because protecting individual rights through trying and incarcerating criminals is the first and highest function of government, prison capacity must receive a high priority in any sensible appropriations process.
Here’s a little seasonal verse based on a true story of something that happened at the Hood abode a few Christmases ago.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Condition of Education 2006, published by the National Center for Education Statistics, summarizes important developments and trends in education. Included is a special analysis on international assessments.
Every Christmas, it seems, someone makes the argument that exchanging gifts is economically inefficient. And every season, the straw man burns to an unjustified glow.
States with larger, more-expensive governments had worse records on poverty during the 1990s than did states with smaller, less-expensive governments.
Is American education becoming obsolete? According to two new reports, the answer is an emphatic "yes." While these studies critique different flaws in our education system, they emphasize the same overarching message: Focus on the consumer.
To argue for limiting the terms of politicians or political leaders is not necessarily to question either their competence or their intentions.
