Unequal branch of government
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, March 2, 2015. North Carolina’s legislators are likely to be reminded on Wednesday why they haven’t invited the chief justice to deliver State of the Judiciary... Read More
NC Spin Articles
For a balanced diet
Thank you for reading this column. It’s not just that I appreciate your interest in what I have to say. I appreciate the fact that you are reading this publication at all. According to a recent set... Read More
UNC BOG: Doing the Right's dirty work
Defunding the Poverty Center is just one small part of a bigger plan for higher ed Last week’s decision by the UNC Board of Governors to dissolve three small academic centers at UNC Chapel Hill... Read More
Education muddle
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 3, 2015. The Student Success Act replaces No Child Left Behind with “conservative reforms to restore local control and stop top-down education mandates... Read More
Dollar: Nichol's center had no impact on poverty
It’s the height of ivory tower elitism for professors to defend the UNC Center on Work, Poverty and Opportunity. It’s the height of absurdity to analogize closing the center with the censorship of... Read More
After contentious meeting, Charlotte's LGBT ordinance fails 6-5
Controversial bathroom provision removed before City Council’s final vote After a contentious meeting on Monday, Charlotte City Council voted down the most controversial ordinance it has considered... Read More
Tata defends DOT's handling of icy roads
Freezing rain and black ice contributed to a 13-car pile-up and many other wrecks around the Triangle Sunday morning, leaving some drivers to complain that the accidents could have been avoided if the... Read More
Rogue legislators shouldn't be scorned
For someone who listens to many General Assembly debates, it's refreshing when the most contentious votes don't come down precisely along party lines. That's what happened last week in a Senate debate... Read More
NC Competes. How?
House Bill 117, NC Competes, makes changes to several of North Carolina’s economic development programs. H.B. 117 moves $20 million that was set aside for a Job Catalyst Fund to a renamed Site... Read More
A new approach to reducing poverty
Forget income inequality. A real challenge for American public policy reformers involves economic mobility. That’s the argument from Yuval Levin in the latest cover story for Commentary... Read More
