There is widespread concern about free speech in higher education. A local remedy is UNC’s School of Civic Life and Leadership initiative, a way to stimulate free inquiry without firing indoctrinated faculty. But how did this censorious academic environment arise in the first place? By now everyone has heard of the fracas at Stanford Law...
The first person that came to my door when I moved to North Carolina introduced himself as “Cornbread.” Now moving from Mississippi, that’s no culture shock like it might be for the Northeastern transplants, but it was a little something out of an Andy Griffith episode. “Cornbread” talked about everything he needed to fix and...
It is far more efficient to alleviate traffic congestion — and carbon-dioxide emissions! — by telecommuting than by running half-empty trains and buses at the taxpayers’ expense.
Neither Democrats no Republicans are content simply to clasp national coattails. And both are courting voters who live in urban townhouses, rural ranch houses, and everything in between.
As a risk-management device, the current bail system lacks precision in that it imposes costs on some of the wrong people and fails adequately to restraint some of the right people.
Republican primary, state Senate District 34 (Iredell and Yadkin Counties) A.J. Daoud. Education: B.S. Barry University, MBA University of Phoenix. Occupation: Funeral director, including Huff Funeral Home in Yadkin County. Career highlights: Former police officer. Sixth Congressional District Chairman for NCGOP. N.C. Lottery Commissioner. William “Bill” Howell. Education: A.S. Wingate College. B.A. Catawba College. Occupation:...
On Tuesday, I received a call from school officials informing parents of activities for a “national school walkout,” planned in response to the recent deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Wednesday morning, I did what I expect many other parents did. I had a conversation with my children about gun violence. Ironically, I realized I...
At the same time newly minted lawyers are having a harder time finding jobs than previous generations did, more and more North Carolinians are choosing to represent themselves in court.
Chief Justice Mark Martin's judicial-reform commission will offer legislative leaders and the new Cooper administration an opportunity to work together on important issues of mutual interest.
Doubling the minimum wage would compound the woes of low-skilled, younger workers with few job skills.
It’s a shame self-styled advocates for the poor fail to recognize the harm caused by increasing the government-mandated minimum wage.
