Opinion
MURPHY: One size solutions do not fit all problems
The COVID-19 pandemic has led each of us on different journeys. I have been reminded recently that we are not all in the same boat, but rather we are all in the same storm. A […]
Articles by Greg Murphy
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DOWD: How the pandemic is reshaping our world
We have never witnessed a voluntary world-wide shut-down of modern civilization, as has taken place with the Covid-19 pandemic. While the economic damage will be devastatingly clear, other consequences will be less obvious at first. […]
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NIEHOFF, TUCKER: Loss is gain for North Carolina’s high school seniors
Have you ever wondered what life would be like without sports? Now we know. And it isn’t fun. No NCAA basketball tournament. No traditional Major League Baseball Opening Days. No professional basketball or hockey playoffs. […]
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WILLIAMS: Let’s not waste a crisis
Former Barack Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel, during a recent interview, reminded us of his 2008 financial crisis quotation, “Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a wonderful opportunity for […]
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HILL: The White House, the FBI and the CIA — too close for comfort?
There have been many political scandals in American history. Teapot Dome under President Warren G. Harding was the one most people remember from childhood history books, before, of course, Watergate. Are we witnessing a third […]
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HILL: Milton Friedman must be rolling in his grave
I have a confession to make. For the past 40 years, for some odd reason, I have been concerned about the high level of federal spending. I was raised by great mentors on a diet […]
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SHAPIRO: What are we trying to accomplish with coronavirus policy?
As Americans debate how to reopen our society in the wake of COVID-19, we seem to be breaking down into three groups: first, those who believe the virus isn’t particularly serious and desperately want to […]
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WILLIAMS: The nation’s report card
The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 2018 to thousands of American eighth-graders: “Grade 8 Students’ NAEP Scores […]
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VAN DER VAART: Economic analysis is essential to sound public health policy
As we struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, our government has responded by imposing economically severe restrictions on our lives. In doing so, elected officials must remember that imposing costly public health restrictions may do more […]
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MILLER: Sweet are the uses
If you’re a Shakespeare fan, you might know what a character in “As You Like It” said about facing adversity. When Duke Senior loses his dukedom to a usurping brother and is banished to the […]