Recently Gov. Roy Cooper suggested the state raise teacher salaries, making it sound like a revolutionary idea he just thought up on a whim. Senate leader Phil Berger’s response was a snarky jab at Cooper’s […]
Can lawyers make transparent chief executives? In the post-World War II era, Americans have elected three lawyers to the Oval Office: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Only Clinton’s administration could be characterized as […]
Can lawyers make transparent chief executives? In the post-World War II era, Americans have elected three lawyers to the Oval Office: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Only Clinton’s administration could be characterized as […]
It was Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman who made famous the adage, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Professor Friedman could have added that there is a difference between something’s being free and […]
The political divide and partisan activism may threaten future access to lawmakers. Many Republicans, including some in the North Carolina delegation, are scaling back the traditional town hall to avoid hostility and wrath from constituents. […]
Why is President Donald Trump still trying to turn the media into the bad guys of his reality TV show, er, I mean presidency?If media bashing is the last refuge of scoundrels, as I often […]
Amid the turmoil of the first month of the Trump administration, with courts blocking his temporary travel ban and Michael Flynn resigning, the solid partisan divisions in the electorate remain in place.In Congress, Republicans have […]
Amid the turmoil of the first month of the Trump administration, with courts blocking his temporary travel ban and Michael Flynn resigning, the solid partisan divisions in the electorate remain in place.In Congress, Republicans have […]
It’s only natural that activist organizations want to claim the moral authority and legacy of the American Civil Rights Movement. In many ways, that American movement carries with it a timeless model for civil disobedience […]
On Feb. 11, Yale President Peter Salovey notified alumni that Yale University’s Calhoun College was no more. Reversing his earlier decision, Salovey caved in to the pressures of political correctness sweeping through American higher education.Yale’s […]
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