If you really want to stir up a hornets’ nest, go to a certain kind of modern-day conservative gathering and say, “I’m so glad that America is a democracy.”
When the AP will do a politician's bidding, he doesn’t need to put out press releases.
Is there a role in political debate for philosophy? For many politicos, the answer is not so much a “no” as an impatient, dismissive wave of the hand.
See if you can spot the common thread in the following passages, beyond the fact that they all appear in Lisa Beyer's TIME article, "Why The Middle East Crisis Isn't Really About Terrorism."
On a number of issues — fiscal responsibility, ethics and lobbying, tax reform, among them — lawmakers enacted only half-measures or worse in 2006.
Consolidation of schools into mega institutions is costly and can't meet the individual needs of students.
The Charles Robertson family and Princeton University dispute who has control over the use of family's donation.
The search for legislative information can resemble a race with no beginning and no end.
BOSTON, MA — A new report on statewide testing by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) says that most states have made progress in developing clear grade standards, but many have not aligned critical tests with a strong set of content standards.
Lawmakers seem poised to conclude in 2006 session by loosening, not tightening, key ethical standards, saving their toughest new regulations for their critics.
The 2006 short session of the General Assembly that began May 9th will probably end this week. The following quick overview illustrates the extent to which the status quo mentality towards education issues prevails in North Carolina politics.
