November 2019
On the cover
• A new war on drugs
News
• Polls and trends, Page 2
• Quick Takes, Pages 3 – 5
• Charter school supporters voice concerns about Leandro commission, Page 6
• JLF enters latest legal challenge targeting certificate-of-need laws, Page 7
• Smokable hemp and vaping: Seeing past the smoke in search of solutions … and problems, Page 8
• Oooh, that smell … Page 10
• Jackson, Dixon share thoughts on smokable hemp production, regulation, Page 11
• Vaporized?, Page 12
• Back to the kitchen?, Page 12
• Hazy regs, Page 13
Interview
• Samuel Abrams: Professor’s column highlights campus ideological diversity problem, Page 19
Opinion
• Terry Stoops commentary: What’s the biggest problem facing schools today?, Page 14
• Kristen Blair commentary: Time to reject political polarization on school choice, Page 15
• Shannon Watkins commentary: The success of community college ‘non-completers,’ Page 15
• George Leef commentary: Which country’s system of higher education is best?, Page 16
• Mitch Kokai commentary: Likely 2020 chief justice opponents squared off once this year, Page 17
• Becki Gray commentary: Overcriminalization: N.C. criminal laws are a mess, Page 18
• Editorial: Cooper’s coal-ash regulation amounts to a massive tax increase, Page 20
• John Trump commentary: The stately pillars of the Fourth Estate must remain strong, Page 22
• Andy Taylor commentary: Redistricting, gerrymandering, and legislating from the bench, Page 23
• Michael Walden commentary: Can we talk ourselves into a recession?, Page 23
• Jordan Roberts commentary: Democrats are trying to take away state health care flexibility, Page 24
Commentary by John Hood
• Uncertain policy has economic cost, Page 2
• Change how we pay teachers, Page 21
• Freedom has many meanings, Page 21