Opinion
A Freedom to Teach Nonsense?
Academic freedom cannot be construed as a shield protecting professors and instructors from professional evaluation and personal responsibility.
Opinion
Runoffs Without the Costs
A new voting process promises greater voter input at less expense for the taxpayer.
Opinion
When Property Rights Are History
Compulsory historic preservation resembles other government programs in a basic sense: it involves a group with political power seeking to receive benefits without paying the cost.
Opinion
Assessing free-tutoring programs
WASHINGTON, DC — The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined the effectiveness of the free-tutoring provision of NCLB. And although the fault falls on all levels of participation, there are some silver linings : free tutoring is gaining traction.
Opinion
No. 909: Piedmont’s Backcountry’s Religious Fervor Contributed to Freedom
During the pre-Revolutionary Period, the denizens of North Carolina's Piedmont were considered backwoods heathens.
Opinion
No. 910: When Corruption Runs Rampant, Throw the Bums Out!
When public servants become corrupt public tyrants it's time for voters to consider imposing limits on their terms in office.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
North Carolina’s high schools will soon find themselves in the hot seat – again. Tomorrow, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. (presiding over the long-running school funding lawsuit, Leandro) will hear from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) about “turnaround” teams sent to help struggling high schools.
Opinion
Bluegrass Riffs on Medicaid
Kentucky is implementing a new approach to Medicaid that offers four benefits packages and makes significant use of co-payments. On this one issue, NC should look NW.
Opinion
The Consolidation Conundrum
Government consolidation is one of those causes that sound promising – though, admittedly not scintillating – and yet must be pursued thoughtfully, considering the likely costs and benefits.
Opinion
Flashback: Anagramming the Political Truth
Critics of George W. Bush have discovered the Gnostic truth at last: the president's name, rearranged, spells "He grew bogus." But what do the anagrams reveal about a certain columnist?
Opinion
‘Fauxtographers’ Get Smoked by the Blogosphere
Blogs' low-cost, real-time connection of news with knowledgeable individuals across the world is a revolution in news reporting and the search for truth.
Opinion
Privates do out-perform publics
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Harvard researcher, Paul Peterson, looking deeper into the U.S. Department of Education's report on the performance of public and private students with similar socioeconomic conditions, found that the study's conclusion false.
