Those who advocate rational public policy, based on a thorough understanding of the principles of human action and the benefits of voluntary exchange, are bound to be disappointed much of the time. That’s not an argument against fighting for freedom. But it is an argument for realism and for keeping expectations low — so you...
Last year, the Republican legislature passed the Parents Bill of Rights (PBR) over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. The PBR gives parents the right, among other things, to challenge supplementary materials — including library books — that contain content parents find objectionable. Based on my recent experience representing a parent in an appeal to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school...
As a concerned North Carolinian, consumer of healthcare, and an accomplished healthcare executive, I know how important it is for Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis to stand up to the pharmaceutical giants keeping drug prices in North Carolina so high. Even though North Carolina already ranks 37th out of 50 states on healthcare affordability burdens — a problem...
Two of the state Supreme Court's newest members offer a new approach toward a 30-year-old education funding case.
Like it or not, the United States and China are locked in high-stakes global competition over trade, technology, and national security. Ironically, at this crucial time, China appears to have found an unwitting ally in the US Supreme Court. The challenge couldn’t be more serious. But if Congress can move with bipartisan resolve, a legislative...
Would it shock you to learn that a regulatory bill enacted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis ended up hurting some of the very households lawmakers were trying to help? I didn’t think so. By now it should be clear to everyone that even the best of intentions are no guarantee of good...
When I tell my friends and colleagues that I’ve started taking ice baths each day, I usually get the same quizzical look. And I can understand why. Why I would willfully submerge myself in sub-40 degree-Fahrenheit water for six minutes is a real headscratcher. Our auto response as human beings is to seek comfort and...
Going viral in the context of a hospital is almost never a good thing. And this week Duke Health and its medical school went viral in a way that certainly made a few administrators sick to their stomachs, as the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro revealed disturbing DEI-related policies at the North Carolina health provider. One...
