North Carolina’s traditional public schools are not being “starved,” despite Leftist claims to the contrary State government should support all varieties of high-quality ... Keep Reading
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The Rationale of School Choice Part I: Preferences in the Education Marketplace
Enrollment in North Carolina’s traditional public schools continues to decrease; 1 in 5 children now attend either public charter, private or home schools. The expansion of ... Keep Reading
N&O Wages War on Standards Review Commission
Commentary from Civitas contributor A.P. Dillon. Over the last few weeks, the Raleigh News and Observer (along with its sister outlet, the Charlotte Observer) has been waging ... Keep Reading
Look Who Wrote the N&O’s Front Page
When I glanced at the front page of the Sunday N&O, I thought, Oh, more global warming propaganda. Little did I know. This wasn't just more of the same, this was a new and sad ... Keep Reading
The N&O: the Media Wing of NC’s Liberal Left
Articles in the News & Observer this week proved two things to be certain: Number 1, the mainstream media is truly the media arm of the "Eviscerate" Blueprint NC gang and, ... Keep Reading
Why Does N&O Want Justice Hudson’s Opinions Kept Quiet?
Why does the News & Observer want to hide facts from the voters in an election year? The paper's editorial board threw a fit over ads highlighting a written opinion by state ... Keep Reading
N&O Tells a Whopper on Public Education
I sent in the following letter to the N&O, in response to the whopper told in this editorial. The N&O editors, in discussing public education funding in the FY 2011-12 ... Keep Reading
N&O Editors Cheer on State Grave-Robbers
The N&O editors pen this article about the state death tax, an article so packed with immoral, collectivist appeals to "fairness" that one begins to question their ... Keep Reading
N&O Demeaning to Women?
Today the N&O published this op-ed regarding Gov. Perdue's veto of HB 854 the "Womens' Right to Know Act." Included is a line so laughable in its hypocrosy that it demands ... Keep Reading
“Seven Years of College Down the Drain”
More thoughtless hyperbole is on display in today's N&O. This time, its focus is on higher education. How many young North Carolinians must see their futures dimmed because ... Keep Reading