Liberty
Classical Education Gets a Boost
Robert George writes about a positive education trend. A disturbing trend I have observed over the course of my academic career is the general decline in classical education. The slow…
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Education
Student compares North Carolina and West Virginia schools
From an article published in The Register-Herald (Beckley, West Virginia): “My opinion of West Virginia’s state of education is a bit of an unpopular one,” [West Virginia University student Christyana]…
Energy
Carolina Journal: Some NC solar panels have GenX
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal today about GenX use in solar panels. State policies have heavily incentivized and promoted solar energy facilities without even requiring reclamation bonding for the sites.
Law & Public Safety
Experts offer advice about North Carolina’s judicial selection process
The John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise co-sponsored a panel discussion this week on the future of judicial selection in North Carolina.…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Event! Selecting Judges in North Carolina: Time for a Change?
On Monday, May 7, the John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise will cohost an event that should be of interest to anyone…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
The Ongoing Crisis in Forensic Science
A series of recent scandals involving forensic evidence in North Carolina have placed hundreds of convictions in doubt and undermined public and judicial confidence in forensic science. To address the…
Education
Martin Center column explores ‘dictatorship of the offended’
Anthony Hennen writes for the Martin Center about one pervasive negative element within today’s college campus life. In recent years, a new “victimhood culture” has emerged as a powerful new…
Education
More Title IX craziness
Peter Hasson of the Daily Caller highlights a West Virginia university’s disturbing interpretation of federal Title IX regulations. Referring to someone by the “wrong” gender pronoun is a violation of…
Liberty
Right Man for the Job?
Former Squall Lines blogger Bob Smith notes on his new blog State Lines that even the Wilmington Star-News can’t help but question the UNC system’s secretive process for choosing chancellors…
Liberty
Your expanded ACC
Depending of course on which Big East team(s) the Big Ten plucks as part of its reported expansion. I like Syracuse, West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Maybe Louisville. I know…
Liberty
Deflation can be good
I just discovered a decade-old article from WVU professor George Selgin on the positives of deflation from rising productivity. MYTH … A stable price level serves best to avoid booms…
Liberty
Hollywood Fails History. Again.
Too bad. I was kinda looking forward to The Express. I’m a sucker for a good football movie and the life story of Ernie Davis is full of drama and…