RALEIGH — The media have a long history of playing defense attorney for Democrats and prosecutor for Republicans.
A new series of magazine articles shows that most of Europe is trailing the U.S. on many economic and social indicators — and identifies flawed government policies as a major explanation.
Is there any situation in which shirking—avoiding work or 'taking it easy' while on the job—is good for productivity? The obvious answer is 'No.' The more complete answer is "Maybe."
State officials claim that North Carolina could generate as much as 7 percent of energy needs with windmills, and that a central plan is needed to induce demand for alternative energy sources. There is a waste of energy here.
North Carolina is said to be suffering from a “leadership deficit,” but in this case the definition is all wrong. True leadership comes from politicians saying “I don’t know” and “No.”
NEW YORK, NY — This study examines parents’ demand for sending their children to a public school located outside their residential school district. The analyses reveal that mean student test scores are stronger predictors of transfer demand than both students’ socio-economic characteristics and school district spending.
Eskine Bowles is expected to become the next president of the UNC system. While most view him as well-qualified, there is still some grumbling — for which John Edwards, not Bowles, deserves the blame.
Duke University has created a new “unbiased” institute on environmental policy run by a former staff member to a Democratic senator, affiliated with a well-known environmental activist, and endorsed by left-wing groups.
Religious freedom, in belief and practice, has defined our civil society for more than 200 years. Clearly, our founding leaders understood the tyranny of religious coercion and moved to block it in all its forms.
UNC's Chancellor James Moeser gets carried away with its capabilities and wastes taxpayers' money in the process.
Despite the state's new anti-meth law, the ever-evolving drug trade dictates less focus on regulation and more focus on education
