News
New Trump Accounts could benefit 2 million NC children
Parents in North Carolina and across the US have a new way of helping provide for their child’s financial future.
Opinion
World Cup visitors remind us, 250 years later, America is still great
As our 250th anniversary approaches (two weeks from tomorrow!), this is a perfect reminder just how fortunate we are to live in this country and to never take it for granted.
Opinion
Words matter: Part 1
We often talk past each other because we use different language, even if we all speak or write English.
Opinion
What Trump’s win will mean for North Carolinians’ healthcare
Alarmist rhetoric about what Trump will do to drug prices is largely false.
Opinion
How NC makes American Thanksgivings possible
From North Carolina’s turkeys and hogs to its cornfields and sweet potatoes, North Carolina is an essential part of what makes American Thanksgiving happen each year.
Opinion
Psychology helps explain political divide
Because I spend much of my time encouraging constructive engagement across political difference, through such programs as Duke University’s North Carolina Leadership Forum, readers sometimes ask me if I think political differences are more appearance than reality — that if we just tried hard enough, we could reach a broad public consensus on many seemingly...
Opinion
Raleigh’s equity and inclusion department misses the mark
When discussing topics like diversity and inclusion, it is important to have a shared language on the buzzwords used. The City of Raleigh’s Equity and Inclusion department provides a list of definitions for common terms used when discussing topics like equity, race, and racism. Some of these definitions are sufficient, but most of them miss...
Opinion
Defunding the police is absurd
Fewer cops on the street will likely produce more crime and disorder. It will immiserate people, particularly those who reside in lower-income communities where crime rates are higher.
Opinion
Psychology helps explain political divide
Our political differences extend far beyond contrasting views on specific pieces of legislation or electoral candidates. Deeply held feelings and values are at play.
Opinion
Facebook caught up in vilification of entrepreneurs, enterprises
I have found the recent demonization of Facebook and its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg fascinating and revelatory. We have discovered that during the 2016 presidential campaign the social media giant played unwitting host to hundreds of Russian bots and fake accounts peddling misinformation about the candidates. It has also attracted bad publicity for allowing third parties to...
Opinion
Tyranny Will Arm You For Political Discussions With Liberals
Goldberg, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has compiled an enlightening and often mischievous collection of examples showing how the American Left has grown sloppy over time, leaning on trite phrases rather than logic to defend its views.
Opinion
Flashback: Freedom in Black and White
The distinguishing characteristic of a free society is that its citizens don't wake up in the morning expecting government to solve their problems.
