The decision to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statements from the hiring and admissions process at universities within the University of North Carolina (UNC) System was a step in the right direction towards cultivating a campus life that embraces viewpoint diversity, tolerance, and free speech. Proponents of this move argue that, before legislators and...
The political left loves to highlight the increasing rates of income inequality and declining rates of social mobility in recent decades. But progressives conveniently ignore one of the top drivers of these trends: a drop in the percentage of stable, two-parent households. Progressives struggle with this reality because it’s much easier — and more politically...
Americans are upset. Some are just mildly unhappy, others seem miserable, many are plain mad. A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reports that more than half have believed the country is “on the wrong track” in every month since February 2005. A Pew survey reveals most of us have been “dissatisfied” with the way things are...
Politicians of all stripes can learn valuable lessons from the so-called Iron Lady.
The health of the family primarily relies on personal decisions and behaviors that lie far outside the proper scope of government action.
If chronic poverty were easy to prevent, it wouldn’t have become chronic in the first place.
Americans worry that an individual's place on the economic ladder is determined more by an accident of birth than a person's talent and industry.
The "rags to riches" stories of Horatio Alger were more than entertainment. They reminded Americans what could be accomplished with hard work, savvy, determination, and a little luck.
RALEIGH — Why are Asian-American students motivated to achieve? In 2002, Asian students as a subgroup in North Carolina scored well above the state average on the SAT and had high passage rates on state tests. Based on the belief that Asian children are taught to have greater respect for education and teachers, observers have tried to explain the upward mobility of Asians in the United States in terms of values and work ethic. A new look at what drives the success of these students offers some perspective on the relative success of Asian-American students.
