Politics trumping quality research
College and university faculty members have been among the most outspoken critics of private school scholarships for low-income children, measures to improve the quality of classroom teachers, and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Premature end to river cleanup
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 24, 2014. The state has lifted its public health advisory regarding recreational use along the environmentally damaged Dan River in Rockingham County. It... Read More
Legislative policies hurt NC kids
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 27, 2014. As N.C. lawmakers lumber toward ending their short session still making unwise policy choices that hurt the well-being of many North Carolinians, they... Read More
Read others' views, then decide for yourself
I don’t read the Washington Post. That is not where I get my ideas.” Many years ago when there were still lots of conservatives voting in Democratic primaries, a congressional candidate pandered... Read More
Laboring under a delusion
Several readers have corresponded with me recently about my series of columns on North Carolina’s recent drop in unemployment. Why, they ask, am I devoting so much of my attention to this issue... Read More
NC Senate takes wrong step with Medicaid
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, July 26, 2014. The N.C. Senate last week inexplicably approved a Medicaid reform plan that is all but dead on arrival in the N.C. House and opposed by Gov. Pat... Read More
Liberals want it both ways
When liberals debate tax policy, it can be hard to keep track of their positions. They keep changing. Right now, for example, Democratic politicians and left-wing activists are castigating Republicans... Read More
NC should resist push for offshore drilling
Editorial by News and Observer, July 26, 2014. Even as the Obama administration presses for action to halt climate change, it has approved a new search for fossil fuels off the Eastern Seaboard. The... Read More
Business recruitment stumbles in North Carolina
Last week, Gov. Pat McCrory savored one of the roles governors find sweetest – announcing a major new employer moving to the state. In this case, it was Sealed Air, a packaging company moving from... Read More
In NC courts, death means life
A federal judge made an unusual ruling in California this month that should get Americans thinking – and none more than those of us in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney ruled that... Read More
