I’m a happy migrant to North Carolina, and I’m not alone. “Since 1971, North Carolina has grown faster than the nation every year,” Rebecca Tippett, director of Carolina Demography at UNC... Read More
Last week, yet another study claiming that expanding Medicaid in North Carolina will create tens of thousands of jobs was released and dutifully reported by the media. The findings of such studies... Read More
Excerpts of Chief Justice Mark Martin's investiture ceremony, published in News and Observer, January 6, 2015. Our founders clearly understood the importance of our courts, and that is why they made... Read More
At a White House meeting with President Barack Obama Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory raised the possibility of waiving federal rules on Medicaid expansion for North Carolina. McCrory met the president along... Read More
Chalk up another loss on the economic development front for North Carolina. Mercedes-Benz, after considering several cities in the state, is reportedly taking its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta. The... Read More
Higher education in America is at a crossroads of two compelling, but competing, forces – the traditional approach versus a new reality. Traditional four-year institutions are motivated to keep the... Read More
The 1948 study group was almost certainly the most famous in the history of the University of North Carolina’s law school. It included Bill Friday, the future president of UNC, future federal Judge... Read More
Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement. But... Read More
The Right’s most outrageous, you-can’t make-this-stuff-up moments of the past year With the arrival of the New Year, it’s suddenly awards season once again. The Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden... Read More
No predictions or resolutions! Instead let’s ask the big questions for 2015 for the state’s big three political forces: Governor McCrory, Republican legislators and Democrats. For Governor... Read More
