Got to pick a pocket?

Combating poverty means improving education, strengthening families, and encouraging the entrepreneurship that leads to job creation and income growth.

WRAL’s weird Cooper coup proposal is lousy advice

A political coup in North Carolina? That seems to be the suggestion of a WRAL editorial published on June 24. It bemoans the fact that state legislators aren’t spending enough money on public education. Here’s an excerpt from the editorial, which labeled the state Senate budget a “manifesto of mediocrity”: “It is an invitation to...

Are tax cuts hurting North Carolina?

Recent op-eds and editorials from the News & Observer have lambasted the state legislature’s plan to use a budget surplus to cut taxes. Similarly, Patrick Conway, an economics professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wesley Harris, an economist and a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives recently argued that the Republicans have neglected more...

The parasite of a socialist culture

While many will discuss the economic prevalence of socialist ideas among the youth of our society, the socialist grip on our culture is perhaps neglected. Socialism manifests in various ways in our everyday lives, even when we’re not talking about the economy. The upcoming generation of mothers, fathers, coworkers, neighbors, and leaders is alarmingly marked...

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 Causes and challenges of North Carolina’s revenue surge

A year ago, in the midst of the pandemic, all hands were wringing about shortages – shortages of food, everyday essentials, salaries, and government revenues. State budget experts were expecting revenue shortfalls of between 5% and 10%. Massive layoffs of state workers were possible, even possibly reaching into the ranks of university professors. Now, a...