"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite." -- James Madison, The Federalist No. 45 Regardless of the outcome Tuesday, t...
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Media bias has long hounded conservative candidates, who must defeat not only their opponents but also the partisan mainstream press. For instance, an allegedly objective, straight news article from The Associated Press two weeks ago reported that Democra...
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There is something profoundly unseemly, if not criminal, about diagnosing normal behavior as a disease and using medication to eliminate the offending conduct. The practice is particularly egregious when the offenders, "the diseased," are children. But th...
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"When the cloud of rhetoric has passed, when the roar of the crowd fades away, when the stadium lights go out and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot, what exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accompli...
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The most effective and agreeable public policies are those that maximize individual liberty while maintaining societal order. Speed limits, for instance, do not prevent us from driving across town; they only ensure that we do so safely, without endangerin...
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Two years ago, my wife and I purchased a home on a quiet cul-de-sac in northwest Greensboro. Almost immediately, we knew we had found the right house for us: There is a big, fenced-in yard for our Goldens to romp in, and the property is flanked by several...
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Two weeks ago in this space I addressed the misinformation that too often steers debate on the achievement gap. As a consequence of flawed analyses from public school insiders and defenders, the Guilford County Board of Education is chasing its tail - run...
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Guilford County Schools is making an effort to close the "achievement gap" between black males and other students. As observers of public education have known for years, black males consistently score lower than their counterparts on standardized tests, d...
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"Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded. ... That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct." -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
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