Voters would end racial preferences
When supposedly neutral news media described Sen. Phil Berger’s proposal as a “ban on affirmative action,” they were either exhibiting their ignorance or willfully misleading their audiences.
When supposedly neutral news media described Sen. Phil Berger’s proposal as a “ban on affirmative action,” they were either exhibiting their ignorance or willfully misleading their audiences.
If you believe in America’s system of constitutional government, you think a mix of democratic and non-democratic elements is better than a simple majoritarian democracy.
When times are tough, the decisions are tough — but at least those lobbying you for budgetary goodies have realistically low expectations.
The extent to which the public-school establishment venerates John Dewey, purveyor of some of the most noxious ideas of the past century, is the extent to which it is destined to fail at its appointed task.
North Carolina began the decade with too many consumers chasing too few housing units. Despite recent construction, we aren’t adding enough housing stock.
Most non-educators believe teacher pay ought to vary according to demonstrable performance. Most public-school teachers dislike this idea.
History is full of examples of governments generating both benefits and costs for their citizens that no one intended – or even could have intended.
Too many professors prefer to teach courses based on their own narrow, often idiosyncratic research interests rather than teaching about the great ideas, institutions, people, and works of art that students actually want to study.
From June 2013 to May 2021, total employment grew 10.4% in North Carolina, vs. a regional average of 8% and a national average of 6.3%.
From 1950 to 1975, American governments spent about $3 on police for every $1 on prisons. By the early 21st century, the ratio has fallen to $1.5 on police for every $1 on prisons.
One survey asked if racial differences in economic outcomes were “mainly” the result of discrimination. Yes, said 62% of extreme liberals. No, said 67% of extreme conservatives.
The outcome of North Carolina’s midterm elections will come down to candidate recruitment, fundraising, and messaging. Basic blocking and tackling.