In his second term, President Bush can be expected to push tax reform, such as a "flat tax" or a federal sales tax.
Proposed new regulations along a major Western NC highway expose the huge gap between the interests of government planners and those seeking the freedom to buy and sell.
The state board of elections had four flawed choices for responding to a vote-counting snafu in Carteret County. Instead, it invented a fifth, patently ridiculous one.
There’s another national study out that puts North Carolina in the middle of the pack, this time in the area of economic freedom. We could be doing worse — but we could also be doing a lot better.
Flexible spending accounts are a useful device for accomplishing multiple public-policy goals, but the current "use or lose it" rules need to go.
Hope you're in a giving mood this holiday season — because the political class in Raleigh, faced with yet another budget gap, is planning to raise your taxes again.
Government Failure provides fodder for those supporting free-market concepts in education.
Yadkin County had a golden opportunity to save revenue on a public project until the federal government butted in with red tape.
An English professor at Drew University has no power or right to impose voting requirements on her students.
The Republican Party earned a mandate in the election, giving President Bush some capital he will spend in his next term.
Many talking heads, columnists, and web mavens need to consider the fact that it is a dead end to blame an electoral loss on ignorance or stupidity among the voters.
