Bill Bennett, the former Triangle resident and U.S. secretary of education, has long liked to tweak the people who run America’s colleges and universities. “Sure I do. I enjoy it. They deserve it... Read More
In the wake of the government shutdown and near default, a Beltway consensus has emerged: The GOP lost, the tea party movement is to blame and, therefore, the former must abandon the latter or risk... Read More
If Democrats want to come back in North Carolina, they need to avoid their usual mistake of thinking it’s all about the issues. It’s in Democrats’ DNA to do that. We’re issues people. We... Read More
It’s no secret in Raleigh that Republican leaders are worried about the political fallout from the cuts to education they made in the budget passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Pat... Read More
by Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post Writers Group, published in News and Observer, November 1, 2013. Every disaster has its moment of clarity. Physicist Richard Feynman dunks an O-ring into ice... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, November 1, 2013. They speak, incredibly, as if getting health care to 500,000 North Carolinians is a bad idea, something they’re not remotely interested in under any... Read More
A report released Wednesday by Action for Children North Carolina makes another cogent case against North Carolina’s bad law that puts all juveniles over age 15 in adult court regardless of the... Read More
When I go on the air or in front of audiences to discuss North Carolina’s sluggish economy, one response I often hear is that the problem isn’t really statewide. The state’s major metropolitan... Read More
Sen. Mary Landrieu said Wednesday she would propose legislation to ensure all Americans could keep their existing insurance coverage under Obamacare, a fresh sign of the political problems the law’s... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, October 30, 2013. One of the more puzzling voting reforms passed this summer by the N.C. General Assembly dealt with an important part of elections that too few... Read More
