Opinion
An Open Letter to an Idol
Congratulations to you, Fantasia Barrino of High Point, for making it to the final three on “American Idol.” Don’t let others’ cynical grievances or your own mistakes stand in the way of your dreams.
Opinion
On Playground Economics
Important lessons were learned Thursday about markets, prices, reciprocity, and social cohesion. Needless to say, they were not learned at the General Assembly.
Opinion
Broken Record on Biotechnology
News reporting confirms what has been said before in this space: biotechnology is a promising and exciting industry, but its economic-development impact is likely being hyped.
Opinion
He’s A Scientist
A Charlotte Observer story covering a presentation that debunked scare stories about air pollution in North Carolina demonstrated a rather-odd problem with labeling.
Opinion
Fiscal Tap Mark II
As state legislators began to react to Gov. Easley's 2004-05 budget proposal, additional details emerged that helped to clarify the state's fiscal challenges.
Opinion
The Fiscal Choice We Face
The 2004 session of the General Assembly began Monday with Gov. Mike Easley's $16 billion budget proposal. It helped to bring North Carolina's fiscal choice into stark relief.
Opinion
No. 144: Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Estate Tax and the Grateful Dead
Let the authors of Wealth and Our Commonwealth give their money away to taxes, but spare others the estate tax.
Opinion
The Ado Annie Assembly
Our political system wasn’t designed to grease the skids, it was designed to gum them up. So why do we have just a legislature that can't say no?
Opinion
No. 754: North Carolina Needs Lower Taxes
North Carolina should lower its taxes, rather than offer economic incentives, to boost the state's business climate.
Opinion
No. 753: Some ‘Fellow Behind a Tree’ Pays for Bonds
It's a delusion that bonds used to build stadiums, civic centers, and similar ventures are "self-financed."
Opinion
Another Way to Tax
Fiscal conservatives properly focus great attention on the deleterious effects of legislated tax hikes on freedom and prosperity. But they shouldn't ignore the other way to tax.
Opinion
No. 752: What’s the Big Deal About a Service Economy?
The shift in the United States from a manufacturing economy to one based on services should be welcomed.
