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Tenure entrenches academics in their jobs. While it's a bulwark of academic freedom, tenure also shields those who are not currently earning their keep, as well as many who never did. The current system stymies innovation, most clearly in the area of hiring new faculty.
Tenure entrenches academics in their jobs. While it's a bulwark of academic freedom, tenure also shields those who are not currently earning their keep, as well as many who never did. The current system stymies innovation, most clearly in the area of hiring new faculty.
 
And to kick off the celebrations, over at the Liberty and Law blog Justin Lyons has posted an interesting discussion of Winston Churchill's views on the Great Charter and its role in British and American history. Lyons illustrates his discussion with many stirring quotations from Churchill's...
And to kick off the celebrations, over at the Liberty and Law blog Justin Lyons has posted an interesting discussion of Winston Churchill's views on the Great Charter and its role in British and American history. Lyons illustrates his discussion with many stirring quotations from Churchill's...
 
North Carolina routinely routes tax dollars to private service providers - both directly, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements and college tuition grants, as well as indirectly, in the form of public assistance that recipients spend themselves on food, clothing, shelter, and other goods.
North Carolina routinely routes tax dollars to private service providers - both directly, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements and college tuition grants, as well as indirectly, in the form of public assistance that recipients spend themselves on food, clothing, shelter, and other goods.
 
I just returned from a visit to my almost 97-year-old mother in Atlanta. We stayed with my classmate from Clarkston High School 1963. He and his wife are both in the same class with me so we are all Baby boomers now reaching the final stage of marriage---RETIREMENT YEARS.
I just returned from a visit to my almost 97-year-old mother in Atlanta. We stayed with my classmate from Clarkston High School 1963. He and his wife are both in the same class with me so we are all Baby boomers now reaching the final stage of marriage---RETIREMENT YEARS.
 
Last week, the Civitas Institute dropped our public records lawsuit against the Alamance County Board of Elections and Alamance County attorney. To the credit of the board and county attorney, the entire issue was resolved in less than four months. Unfortunately, this is lightning fast compared...
Last week, the Civitas Institute dropped our public records lawsuit against the Alamance County Board of Elections and Alamance County attorney. To the credit of the board and county attorney, the entire issue was resolved in less than four months. Unfortunately, this is lightning fast compared...
 
Our reportedly Republican governor wants a $2.8 billion bond referendum on the ballot in November. Bond referendums — in case you didn’t know — are votes on whether to allow government to take even more money out of your wallet.
Our reportedly Republican governor wants a $2.8 billion bond referendum on the ballot in November. Bond referendums — in case you didn’t know — are votes on whether to allow government to take even more money out of your wallet.
 
Fewer students are enrolled in teacher education programs in North Carolina and in nearly every other state in the nation. What is driving this nationwide trend, and what can we do about it?
Fewer students are enrolled in teacher education programs in North Carolina and in nearly every other state in the nation. What is driving this nationwide trend, and what can we do about it?
 
My wife and I enjoyed a special day of remembering and looking back at the Methodist Church in Bath. Some 100 people gathered to celebrate the Easters of long ago in the early 1900's.
My wife and I enjoyed a special day of remembering and looking back at the Methodist Church in Bath. Some 100 people gathered to celebrate the Easters of long ago in the early 1900's.
 
Energy is necessary for just about everything we do. And when the cost of energy goes up, we pay more over and over and over. Residential customers pay more to keep the lights on and the refrigerator running. Business owners pay more to keep the lights on and the machines running. Consumers pay...
Energy is necessary for just about everything we do. And when the cost of energy goes up, we pay more over and over and over. Residential customers pay more to keep the lights on and the refrigerator running. Business owners pay more to keep the lights on and the machines running. Consumers pay...
 
North Carolina could promote job creation, lower consumer prices, and boost opportunities for low-income families by replacing most of the state's occupational licensing with voluntary certification. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report explains why.
North Carolina could promote job creation, lower consumer prices, and boost opportunities for low-income families by replacing most of the state's occupational licensing with voluntary certification. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report explains why.
 
Those who pay attention to state politics have heard it again and again. Enrollment in teacher education programs has dropped because Governor McCrory and evil state legislators do not "respect" the teaching profession.
Those who pay attention to state politics have heard it again and again. Enrollment in teacher education programs has dropped because Governor McCrory and evil state legislators do not "respect" the teaching profession.
 
I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
 
Recent events lead me to restate an argument I made several years ago in response to a belligerent correspondent: mind your own business.
Recent events lead me to restate an argument I made several years ago in response to a belligerent correspondent: mind your own business.
 
North Carolina has transformed from the Pepsi Generation to the Pepto population. In 1950, the median age in our state was 26.5 years. By 1981, it was almost 30 and the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services reports it as 36.9 years in 2009.
North Carolina has transformed from the Pepsi Generation to the Pepto population. In 1950, the median age in our state was 26.5 years. By 1981, it was almost 30 and the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services reports it as 36.9 years in 2009.
 
Electricity is one of the most basic household necessities. It isn't a luxury item. That means it is something that every household must buy, regardless of income level - and as such, its costs are especially burdensome on the poor.
Electricity is one of the most basic household necessities. It isn't a luxury item. That means it is something that every household must buy, regardless of income level - and as such, its costs are especially burdensome on the poor.
 
Blinkin' Chris and Angry Rob and their comedy web site are calling for the end of solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons
Blinkin' Chris and Angry Rob and their comedy web site are calling for the end of solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons
 
This is the biggest bunch of OPPOSITE-SPEAK I have ever read. I can't believe people who put women down and hate abortion as they do would have a woman say such. Barbara Bush is the ONLY Republican Woman to tell the "woman haters of Conservatism" to stick it where the sun don't shine.
This is the biggest bunch of OPPOSITE-SPEAK I have ever read. I can't believe people who put women down and hate abortion as they do would have a woman say such. Barbara Bush is the ONLY Republican Woman to tell the "woman haters of Conservatism" to stick it where the sun don't shine.
 
The issue of warrantless search and seizures by police was again before the N.C. Supreme Court in a case underscoring the divergent judicial philosophies of the high court's Republican and Democratic members.
The issue of warrantless search and seizures by police was again before the N.C. Supreme Court in a case underscoring the divergent judicial philosophies of the high court's Republican and Democratic members.
 
In Governor McCrory's Recommended Budget for the 2015-17 biennium, he suggested the creation of a cabinet-level department, the Department of Information Technology (IT). Whenever the government suggests creating a new department or agency, it must weigh the cost of creating the department...
In Governor McCrory's Recommended Budget for the 2015-17 biennium, he suggested the creation of a cabinet-level department, the Department of Information Technology (IT). Whenever the government suggests creating a new department or agency, it must weigh the cost of creating the department...
 
Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead.
Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead.
 
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and possible 2016 Republican primary candidate Carly Fiorina closed out the Civitas Institute's annual Conservative Leadership Conference with a rousing talk about the need for a return to individual value in America, along with acknowledgement she is indeed pondering a pr
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and possible 2016 Republican primary candidate Carly Fiorina closed out the Civitas Institute's annual Conservative Leadership Conference with a rousing talk about the need for a return to individual value in America, along with acknowledgement she is indeed pondering a pr
 
Yes, the Republican-led General Assembly has voted for and Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law an effective increase in North Carolina's gasoline tax. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Yes, the Republican-led General Assembly has voted for and Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law an effective increase in North Carolina's gasoline tax. Let's not pretend otherwise.
 
Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades montyhallas the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street pushed through increases in the state gasoline tax.
Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades montyhallas the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street pushed through increases in the state gasoline tax.
 
Despite being upheld by the US Supreme Court in 2005 as a legitimate exercise of eminent domain, the decision by the City of New London, CT, to take some of its citizens' homes and give the land on which they stood to a private developer was a source of widespread outrage at the time...
Despite being upheld by the US Supreme Court in 2005 as a legitimate exercise of eminent domain, the decision by the City of New London, CT, to take some of its citizens' homes and give the land on which they stood to a private developer was a source of widespread outrage at the time...
 
If you remember (or have read about) Watergate, you'll see how closely that debacle resembles the current scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill.
If you remember (or have read about) Watergate, you'll see how closely that debacle resembles the current scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill.
 
The beginning of 2015 has been consequential for the University of North Carolina system
 
They say "timing is everything", but it's hard to understand the timing behind this week's "Bad Bill of the Week"; House Bill 239, Restore Early Voting Days. HB 239's primary sponsors Larry Hall (D-Durham), Marvin Lucas (D-Cumberland), Garland Pierce (D-Hoke) and Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford) are...
They say "timing is everything", but it's hard to understand the timing behind this week's "Bad Bill of the Week"; House Bill 239, Restore Early Voting Days. HB 239's primary sponsors Larry Hall (D-Durham), Marvin Lucas (D-Cumberland), Garland Pierce (D-Hoke) and Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford) are...
 
State Sen. Bob Rucho is still hoping North Carolina can have its presidential preference primary just days after South Carolina, giving the state a bigger say in determining the eventual 2016 nominees.
State Sen. Bob Rucho is still hoping North Carolina can have its presidential preference primary just days after South Carolina, giving the state a bigger say in determining the eventual 2016 nominees.
 
Major donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation dominate higher education philanthropy today. Most are aware of the Gates Foundation's roots in Bill's vast wealth, but the story of how Lumina came to be is more complicated.
Major donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation dominate higher education philanthropy today. Most are aware of the Gates Foundation's roots in Bill's vast wealth, but the story of how Lumina came to be is more complicated.
 
Amid horror stories about speech codes, grade inflation, and political correctness run amok on college campuses across the country, there's been one major positive development in recent years: the emergence of independent academic centers. The more than 150 centers focus on topics such as...
Amid horror stories about speech codes, grade inflation, and political correctness run amok on college campuses across the country, there's been one major positive development in recent years: the emergence of independent academic centers. The more than 150 centers focus on topics such as...
 
If you want to understand the debate about how best to promote growth within a capitalist society, start with the root word: capital.
If you want to understand the debate about how best to promote growth within a capitalist society, start with the root word: capital.
 
Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday morning and reiterated his effort to prevent North Carolina from being swept into the political maelstrom that engulfed Indiana and Arkansas over religious freedom and gay rights.
Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday morning and reiterated his effort to prevent North Carolina from being swept into the political maelstrom that engulfed Indiana and Arkansas over religious freedom and gay rights.
 
As I have previously explained, civil asset forfeiture is an obnoxious legal process that empowers law enforcement agencies to confiscate property they suspect has been used in, or derived from, criminal activity. Part of what makes this process so abhorrent is the fact that, because it is a...
As I have previously explained, civil asset forfeiture is an obnoxious legal process that empowers law enforcement agencies to confiscate property they suspect has been used in, or derived from, criminal activity. Part of what makes this process so abhorrent is the fact that, because it is a...
 
I continue to receive mail requesting that I donate money to the National GOP. I have sent a note to stop these requests. Today, I received a card in the mail identifying me as a donor.
I continue to receive mail requesting that I donate money to the National GOP. I have sent a note to stop these requests. Today, I received a card in the mail identifying me as a donor.
 
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