Not over yet
Five political questions for 2021
Despite some reasonably good recent months of job gains, North Carolina’s economy is still down some 242,000 jobs from the start of the COVID pandemic.
So THAT’S the problem
Lower taxes attract key leaders
When Democrats attack pro-growth tax reform as “trickle-down economics,” I can understand their rhetorical intent. But the charge is silly on multiple levels — including the fact that every Democrat who ever serves in state or local office spends great time and effort to try to recruit business executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and high-value professionals to...
The improbable year
Broadband tops list of legislative priorities for upcoming session
The General Assembly will convene its biennial session Jan. 13. They’ll talk about how to get the economy back on its feet, address a learning gap in education, improve access to quality health care at an affordable price, put together a tax and spending plan and begin the centennial redistricting process. But perhaps the most immediate...
Eternal message
Watchdogs!
A surprise under the tree!
Christmas gifts aren’t wasteful
We come to appreciate things we would never think to buy for ourselves, either because of sentimental value or because our gift-giver knew something we didn’t.